Dumka is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. It derives its name from a Persian word ‘damin-i-koh’, which means “skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills”. The Mughals assigned this name to this and nearby areas on account of presence of hillocks and undulating terrain.

Dumka town is the district headquarters. The town also serves as the sub-capital of Jharkhand state.

Dumka is an old district and it was formed in 1865, by carving out some areas of Bhagalpur by the-then British Government of India.

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Dumka District Administration