Galudih
Galudih | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°38′47″N 86°24′16″E / 22.6464°N 86.4045°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | East Singhbhum |
Population | |
• Total | 311 |
Languages* | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 833101 |
Telephone/STD code | 0657 |
Vehicle registration | JH 05 |
Literacy | 59.62% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jamshedpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatsila |
Website | jamshedpur |
Galudih is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
Civic administration
[edit]There is a police station at Galudih.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Galudi had a total population of 311, of which 163 (52%) were males and 148 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 46. The total number of literate persons in Galudi was 158 (59.62% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Geography
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Wildlife
Sanctuary
River
River
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Galudih is located at 22°38′47″N 86°24′16″E / 22.6464°N 86.4045°E.
Galudih Barrage
[edit]The 436.2 m (1,431 ft) Galudih barrage across the Subarnarekha is a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, which is a joint venture of the states of Bihar (later Jharkhand), West Bengal and Odisha. The barrage diverts water into canals on both sides of the river. Chandil Dam is also a part pf this project. Burudi Lake is about 4 km away.[3][4]
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the map "forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[5] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.[6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Transport
[edit]Galudih railway station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363559, Pages 164-165: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Galudih City Tour". Indyatour. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project". Jharkhand government. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "68011 Kharagpur-Tatanagar MEMU". Time Table. Retrieved 21 December 2021.