Kuru, Lohardaga

Coordinates: 23°33′16″N 84°49′09″E / 23.5544°N 84.8192°E / 23.5544; 84.8192
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Kuru
Village
Kuru is located in Jharkhand
Kuru
Kuru
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kuru is located in India
Kuru
Kuru
Kuru (India)
Coordinates: 23°33′16″N 84°49′09″E / 23.5544°N 84.8192°E / 23.5544; 84.8192
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictLohardaga
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,676
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835213
Telephone/ STD code06526
Vehicle registrationJH 08
Literacy78.08%
Lok Sabha constituencyLohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLoharadaga
Websitelohardaga.nic.in

Kuru is a village in the Kuru CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit]

8km
5miles
none
South Koel
River
Pakhar
B
Pakhar, Lohardaga (B)
Hisri
B
Hisri (B)
Bagru
B
Bagru, Lohardaga (B)
Lohardaga
M
Lohardaga (M)
Senha
R
Senha (R)
Peshrar
R
Peshrar (R)
Kuru
R
Kisko
R
Kisko, Lohardaga (R)
Kairo
R
Kairo, Lohardaga (R)
Bhandra
R
Bhandra, Lohardaga (R)
Map
Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Kuru is located at 23°33′16″N 84°49′09″E / 23.5544°N 84.8192°E / 23.5544; 84.8192

Area overview[edit]

The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.[1]

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.

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

There is a police station at Kuru.[2]

CD block HQ[edit]

The headquarters of Kuru CD block are located at Kuru village.[3]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kuru had a total population of 6,676, of which 3,361 (50%) were males and 3,315 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,093. The total number of literate persons in Kuru was 4,359 (78.08% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Kuru block#Language and religion)

Education[edit]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 700 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.[5]

Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 1,861 books.[6]

Gandhi Memorial High School Maradi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Maradih in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 1,200 books.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "District Police Profile - Lohardaga". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Lohardaga district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 363011, page 74-75. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "KGBV Kuru". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Project Girls High School Kuru". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Gandhi Memorial High School Maradih". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.