Jhumri Telaiya is a town in Jharkhand’s Koderma district. The Koderma railway station is actually located in Jhumri Telaiya town.
The sleepy town was once famous for the number of song requests it sent to Radio Ceylon and Vividh Bharati radio stations.
Sending song requests was once a major pastime in the town. Some would send letters every day, keeping the post office busy
Its real fame was due to mica, the shimmery mineral that drove the town's economy & made many of its people millionaires.
Mica gives Jhumri Telaiya its Abhrak Nagri name. It is said East India Company found mica slabs in 1890s while laying rail tracks.
Koderma is one of the oldest railway stations on the Delhi-Gaya-Howrah Grand Chord line, and several prominent trains stop here.
Located on the Ranch-Patna highway (NH31), Jhumri Telaiya is well connected by road too
Capital Ranchi is about 165 km away. A picturesque road navigating the Damodar valley connects Jhumri Telaiya to the city
DVC Dam, also called Telaiya Dam, is located a few kilometres away and is a major tourist attraction.
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dam came up in 1953. It was inaugurated by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
DVC was the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India
DVC operates the Koderma Thermal Power Station, which has an installed capacity of 1000 MW
Jhumri Telaiya is also famous for its juicy Kalakand, a sweet made of cottage cheese further cooked in condensed milk.