Ghatotand

Ghatotand
Town
Ghatotand Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Ghatotand Ghatotand (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°47′51″N85°34′28″E / 23.7975°N 85.5745°E / 23.7975; 85.5745 Coordinates: 23°47′51″N85°34′28″E / 23.7975°N 85.5745°E / 23.7975; 85.5745
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Languages (*For language details see Mandu (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825316
Telephone/ STD code	06545
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mandu
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Ghatotand is a town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The West Bokaro Division of Tata Steel is located here. ^[1]

Geography

[Interactive fullscreen map]

Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, P: power plant
Abbreviation used- TPP: thermal power project
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ghatotand is located at 23°47′51″N85°34′28″E / 23.7975°N 85.5745°E / 23.7975; 85.5745 .

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). ^[2] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours." ^[3]

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.

Tata Steel

West Bokaro Colliery was established in 1948 by Anderson Wright. Tata Steel acquired it in 1956 and the West Bokaro Division came up in 1976. It is a fully mechanised opencast mine that produces {7 million tonnes per annum of coal for steel making at Jamshedpur. ^[4]

Spread across a leasehold area of 4,300 acres (1,700 ha), it is a self-reliant eco-friendly picturesque township with its own markets, schools, medical facilities, parks and other amenities. It has a 10,000-book knowledge centre covering a vast range of topics from managerial to mining. Medical facilities include Tata Central Hospital at Ghatotand and 6 dispensaries in nearby villages. ^[4]

Hurdag coal block in the nearby Kotre Basantpur Panchmo area has been allotted to Tata Steel. ^[5]

Civic administration

West Bokaro Outpost of Jharkhand Police serves the area. ^[6]

Education

TATA DAV Public School, an English-medium coeducational institution, was establishsed at Ghatotand in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. It has 400 computers for learning purposes, a library with 11,325 books and a play ground. ^[7]

Holy Cross School, an English-medium coeducational institution, was established at Ghatotand in 1983. It has facilities for teaching from the primary to the higher secondary stage. ^[8] Shishu Niketan school is also set up at Rajendra Nagar/ Ghatotand

References

1. "Tata Steel Ltd. (Tata Steel) Locations". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
3. Prasad, Ram Chandra (2003). Bihar . New Delhi: National Book Trust, India. p.  5. ISBN   81-237-0151-9.
4. "Locational/ Regional Showcase". West Bokaro Division. Tata Steel. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
5. "'DNA' investigation: Guess who's got the steel to get coal on the block". DNA. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
6. "District Police Profile - Ramgarh". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
7. "TATA DAV Public School WBC.Ghatotand". Schools.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
8. "Holy Cross School, Ghato, Jharkhand". India Study Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2021.