Thethaitangar

Thethaitangar
Village
Thethaitangar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Thethaitangar Thethaitangar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°30′51″N84°30′46″E / 22.5143°N 84.5129°E / 22.5143; 84.5129 Coordinates: 22°30′51″N84°30′46″E / 22.5143°N 84.5129°E / 22.5143; 84.5129
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,423
Languages *
•  Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835226
Telephone/ STD code	06525
Vehicle registration	JH 20
Literacy	71.33%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Simdega
Website	simdega.nic.in

Thethaitangar is a village in the Thethaitangar CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Simdega district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Thethaitangar is located at 22°30′51″N84°30′46″E / 22.5143°N 84.5129°E / 22.5143; 84.5129

Area overview

In the area presented in the map alongside, “the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau” in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living. ^[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

There is a police station at Thethaitangar. ^[2]

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Thethaitangar had a total population of 4,423, of which 2,163 (49%) were males and 2,260 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 736. The total number of literate persons in Thethaitangar was 2,630 (71.33% of the population over 6 years. ^[4]

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

Education

Government Middle School Thethaitangar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1903. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class VIII. ^[5]

St Anne High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Taraboga in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 5,000 books and has 6 computers for teaching and learning purposes. ^[6]

Healthcare

There is a Referral Hospital at Thethaitangar. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376597, pages 90-91. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
5. "Govt MS Thethaitngar". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
6. "Proposed St Anne HS Taraboga". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
7. "Hospitals". Simdega district administration. Retrieved 3 November 2021.