Gurbandha

Gurbandha
Village
Gurbandha Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Gurbandha Gurbandha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°20′15″N86°32′44″E / 22.3376°N 86.5456°E / 22.3376; 86.5456
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	East Singhbhum
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,312
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	832302
Telephone/ STD code	0657
Vehicle registration	JH 05
Literacy	66.81%
Lok Sabha constituency	Jamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baharagora
Website	jamshedpur.nic.in

Gurbandha (also written as Gurbanda) is a village in the Gurbandha CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Dalma
Wildlife
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Kharkhai
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Subarnarekha
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Musabani

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Jadugora

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Haludpukur

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Ghatshila

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Galudih

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Burudi

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Chakuliya

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Jamshedpur

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Potka

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Patamda

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Mahulia

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Kokpara

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Hata

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Gurbandha

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Dumaria

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Boram

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Dhalbhumgarh

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Baharagora

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Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Gurbandha is located at 22°20′15″N86°32′44″E / 22.3376°N 86.5456°E / 22.3376; 86.5456 .

Area overview

The area shown in the map "forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai. ^[1] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas. ^[2]

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.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Gurabanda. ^[3]

The headquarters of Gurabandha CD block is located at Gurabandha village. ^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gurbandha had a total population of 1,312, of which 658 (50%) were males and 654 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 158. The total number of literate persons in Gurbandha was 771 (66.81% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

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

Education

Government High School Gurabanda is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1973. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a library with 621 books. ^[6]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 108: Map of Gurabandha CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 364178, Pages 242-243: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
6. "UPG Govt H.S. Gurabnda". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.