J.K.Nagar Township is located at. The Asansol-Durgapur region has undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. Jemari, Belebathan, Murgathaul, Amkula, Egara, Sahebganj, Raghunathchak and Ballavpur form a cluster of census towns on the western and southern side of Raniganj. Banshra and Baktarnagar are adjacent to Raniganj on the eastern side.
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 Census Towns..
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Jemari had a total population of 13,179 of which 7,026 were males and 6,153 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,660. The total number of literate persons in Jemari was 8,464.
For language details see Raniganj #Language and religion
According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria. India census, Jemari had a population of 14,087. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Jemari has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Jemari, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Jemari covered an area of 4.24 km2. Among the civic amenities, it 13 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well, bore well, tap water from untreated sources. It had 600 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had were 1 hospital, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 8 primary schools, 1 secondary school. It had 5 non-formal education centres. It had branch office of 1 nationalised bank.
Economy
moved to Kolkata in 1951. He set up the Aluminium Corporation of India, India’s first aluminium producer, near Asansol. When young Lakshmipat Singhania joined the family business, it was among the leading industrial houses in the country. Things went wrong with the rise of militant trade unionism in the 1960s and once the works manager of the Alumuminium Corporation of India was beaten at the factory gate for about two hours and the police and the government did not respond to the calls for help, it was virtually end of the road for the Singhanias, particularly at Jaykaynagar.The Aluminium Corporation of India, Asansol was merged with BALCO in 1984 and has since been known as BALCO – Bidhanbag unit. It was then a public sector unit.In 2001, BALCO was taken over by Sterlite Industries. The take-over included the Bidhanbag unit which only had downstream facilities. Collieries in the Satgram Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Kalidaspur, J.K.Nagar, Satgram, Ratibati, Chapui Khas, Mithapur, Nimcha, Jemehari, Pure Searsole, Tirath, Kuardih, Ardragram OCP and Seetaldasji OCP.
Education
JK Nagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 2 computers, a library with 1,000 books and a playground. The Mini Children’s Wonderland is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1990. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. Adarsh Sishu Sikshya Niketan is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. There are 6 Hindi-medium primary schools, 5 Bengali-medium primary schools, 3 English-medium primary schools, and 1 Urdu-medium Primary school, in and around JK Nagar/ Jemari.
Healthcare
Medical facilities in the Satgram Area of ECL are available at Satgram Area Hospital , Satgram Project, Mithapur, Satgram Incline, Jamehari, JK Nagar, Nimcha, Amkola, Kalidaspur Project, Jora Morh Colony, Ratibati, Kuardih, Chapui Khas, Tirat.
