Ulihatu

Ulihatu
Village
Ulihatu Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Ulihatu Ulihatu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°58′59″N85°29′29″E / 22.983032°N 85.491256°E / 22.983032; 85.491256
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,126
Languages *
•  Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835232
Telephone/ STD code	06528
Vehicle registration	JH 23
Literacy	72.51%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tamar
Website	khunti.nic.in

Ulihatu is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Khunti district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, 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

Ulihatu is located at 22°58′59″N85°29′29″E / 22.983032°N 85.491256°E / 22.983032; 85.491256

The place is surrounded by hills. It is 40 km from Khunti and 30 km from Murhu. ^[1]

Area overview

In the adjacent map the area shown is "undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams." ^[2] A major part of the district is in the altitude range of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft), with up to ± 200 m for some parts. ^[3] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas. ^[4] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity. ^[5]

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.

Historical significance

Birsa Munda on a 1988 stamp of India

Bhagwan Birsa Munda, freedom fighter, religious leader and tribal icon was born on 15 November 1875 at Ulihatu. He is the only tribal leader whose portrait adorns the central hall of the Indian parliament. ^{[1] [6]}

Dombari Buru

Dombari Buru, a picturesque hill close to Ulihatu, "had turned red with blood when Birsa Munda led his legendary ulgulan (rebellion) against the British more than a century ago" ^[1]

Many years ago padmasri Dr.Ramdayal Munda and others made a huge pillar in memory of 9 January 1900 dombari buru incident.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ulihatu had a total population of 1,126, of which 675 (60%) were males and 451 (40%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 191. The total number of literate persons in Ulihatu was 678 (72.51% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

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

References

1. "Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
3. "Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude. Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
5. "Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
6. "About Khunti District (Jharkhand)". indiastatdistricts. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375382, pages 138139. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

External links

External videos
Village of Birsa Munda Ulihatu (commentary in Hindi)