Basantrai, Godda
Basantrai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Basantrai Location in Jharkhand, India  Basantrai Basantrai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′42″N 87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Godda |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 581 |
| Languages (*For language details see Basantrai#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814155 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06437 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Website | godda |
Basantrai is a village in the Basantrai CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
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Location
[edit]Basantrai is located at 24°59′42″N 87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E.
Basantrai has an area of 16.79 hectares (41.5 acres).[1]
Overview
[edit]The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Basantrai had a total population of 581, of which 307(53%) were males and 274 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 120. The total number of literate persons in Basantrai was 393 (85.25% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration
[edit]Police station
[edit]Basantrai police station serves the Basantrai CD block.[3][4]
CD block HQ
[edit]Headquarters of Basantrai CD block is at Basantrai village.[5]
Education
[edit]M.A. Kalam Azad Degree College, Basantrai, is affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University.[6] Established in 1985, this college has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII (Intermediate).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Godda on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Our Affiliated Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Degree College Basantrai". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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