Basia subdivision

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Basia subdivision
Subdivision
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Basia subdivision
Location in Jharkhand, India
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Basia subdivision
Basia subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 22°52′32″N84°49′27″E / 22.8756°N 84.8243°E / 22.8756; 84.8243
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Headquarters Basia
Area
  Total
1,343.43 km2 (518.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
225,365
  Density167.753/km2 (434.479/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Nagpuri, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website gumla.nic.in

Basia subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Gumla district in the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

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History

As of 2022, Gumla district is divided into three subdivisions – Gumla subdivision (with Gumla, Ghaghra, Bharno, Bishunpur, Raidih and Sisai blocks), Basia subdivision (with Palkot, Basia and Kamdara blocks), and Chainpur subdivision (with Chainpur, Albert Ekka (Jari) and Dumri blocks). [1]

Overview

The subdivisions of Gumla district have the following distinctions: [2]

SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Rural
population %
(2011)
Urban
population %
(2011)
Gumla Gumla 2,930.76663,19790.199.81
Chainpur Chainpur 1,053.50136,6511000
Basia Basia 1,343.43225,3651000

Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available.

Basia subdivision
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17km
10.6miles
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H
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A
T
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I
S
G
A
R
H
X
North Karo
River
W
Sankh River
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South Koel
River
T
Palkot
Wildlife
Sanctuary
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Sadni
Falls
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Nagfeni
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Navratangarh
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Marda
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Serangdag
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Jalim
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Gurdari
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CT
Toto
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CT
Ghaghra
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Gumla
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Sisai
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Raidih
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Palkot
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Kamdara
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Jari
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Dumri
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Chainpur
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Bishunpur
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Bharno
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Basia
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Cities, towns and locations in Gumla district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Police stations

Police stations in the Basia subdivision are at: [3]

  1. Basia
  2. Kamdara
  3. Palkot

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Basia subdivision are: [2]

CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
SC  % ST  %Literacy
rate %
CT
Basia Basia 398.9980,7315.2063.9667.66-
Kamdara Kamdara 365.4163,7753.5270.6168.51-
Palkot Palkot 579.0380,8598.0860.1161.55-

Education

In 2011, in the Basia subdivision out of a total 234 inhabited villages in 3 CD blocks there were 53 villages with pre-primary schools, 223 villages with primary schools, 101 villages with middle schools, 23 villages with secondary schools, 14 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college, 9 villages with no educational facility. [4]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand.

Educational institutions

(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

Healthcare

In 2011, in the Basia subdivision, in the 3 CD blocks, there were 17 villages with primary health centres, 67 villages with primary health subcentres, 87 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 10 villages with allopathic hospitals, 9 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with a veterinary hospitals, 16 villages with family welfare centres, 3 villages with medicine shops. [4]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

References

  1. "Gumla". About district/ Administrative Set-up/ Subdivision. Gumla district authorities. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 26: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. "District Police Profile – Gumla". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 446, 512-513. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 31 January 2022.