Birsa College, Khunti

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Birsa College, Khunti
Type Public
Established1961 (1961)
Principal Nelan Purti [1]
Location, ,
23°03′42″N85°16′56″E / 23.0617262°N 85.2821428°E / 23.0617262; 85.2821428
Affiliations Ranchi University
Website birsacollegekhunti.com

Birsa College, Khunti is a college located in Khunti, Jharkhand, India. It is a constituent college of Ranchi University.

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History

The college was established in 1961 by a group of philanthropists and was named after Birsa Munda. It became constituent college of Ranchi University in 1977. [2]

Campus

The college has a 32 acres (0.13 km2) campus which includes an administrative building, arts building, science building, common room, library, boys' hostel, girls hostel and sports facilities, including a fenced hockey ground, football ground, a stadium, volleyball court, and cricket ground. [2]

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References

  1. "Principal's Desk". Birsa College, Khunti. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "About The Birsa College". Birsa College, Khunti. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.