Berhait Santali

Berhait Santali
Census Town
Berhait Santali Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Berhait Santali Berhait Santali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°53′48″N87°35′57″E / 24.896789°N 87.599242°E / 24.896789; 87.599242
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Area
• Total	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,753
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Barhait (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	816102
Telephone/ STD code	06426
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barhait
Website	sahibganj.nic.in

Berhait Santali is a census town in the Barhait CD block in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Berhait Santali is located at 24°53′48″N87°35′57″E / 24.896789°N 87.599242°E / 24.896789; 87.599242 .

Berhait Santali has an area of 3.66 square kilometres (1.41 sq mi). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Berhait Santali had a total population of 9,753, of which 4,997 (51%) were males and 4,756 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,979. The total number of literate persons in Berhait Santali was 4,168 (53.61% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Sahibganj, Berhait Santali covered an area of 3.66 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 0.5 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 151 domestic electric connections, 18 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, the nearest secondary, senior secondary schools at Barharwa 20 km away, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Sikhsa Abhiyan). It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 agricultural credit society. ^[3]

Police station

Barhait police station serves this block. ^{[4] [5]}

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Barhait CD block is at Barhait village. ^[6]

Education

SSD High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. ^[7]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[8]

Government High School Barhait is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. ^[9]

UPG Government Adarsh High School Berhait is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1912. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. ^[10]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Census Handbook Sahibganj, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 896-902. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
4. "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
5. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
6. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Sahibganj on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
7. "+2 SSD High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
8. "KGBV Berhait". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
9. "Govt High School, Barhait". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
10. "UPG Govt Adarsh HS Berhait". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.