Jamui

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Jamui
Town
Jamui Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24°55′40″N 86°13′26″E / 24.92778°N 86.22389°E / 24.92778; 86.22389
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Munger
District	Jamui
Ward	30 wards
Named for	Jambhiya Gram
Government
• Type	Chairman–Nagar Parishad
• Body	Jamui Nagar Parishad
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	87,357
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811307
Telephone code	06345
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-46
Sex ratio	912/1000(2011) ♂/♀
Website	www.jamui.nic.in

Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is part of Munger Division. The town is situated about 60km South-West of Munger.

Historical existence of Jamui has been observed from the period of Mahabharta war. Archaeological and historical evidence shows its close association with the Jain tradition for a long past to the present time. A large part of this area is covered by forest.

There are mainly two hypotheses which have been mentioned by historians regarding the origin of the name of the district Jamui. The first hypothesis said that the name of Jamui derived from "Jambhiya Gram" or "Jribhikgram" village, which has the place of attaining ‘Omniscience’ (Kevala Jnana) of Vardhaman Mahavira and according to another hypothesis the name Jamui is originated from Jambuwani.