Hansdiha

Hansdiha
Village
Hansdiha Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Hansdiha Hansdiha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°36′02″N87°04′56″E / 24.60056°N 87.08222°E / 24.60056; 87.08222
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka district
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,182
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814145

Hansdiha is a village in the Saraiyahat CD block which is an administrative division in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district, Jharkhand state of India.

Geography

15km
10miles

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Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
Dam

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Rasikpur

CT

Purana
Dumka

CT

Dudhani

CT

Karmatanr

CT

Mihijam

M

Jamtara

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Basukinath

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Dumka

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Madhupur

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Jasidih

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Deoghar

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Narayanpur

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Nala

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Kundahit

R

Fatehpur

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Bindapathar

R

Basudih

R

Bagdahari

R

Tongra

R

Taljhari

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Shikaripara

R

Saraiyahat

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Ranishwar

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Ramgarh

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Masalia

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Maluti

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Kathikund

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Jarmundi

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Jama

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Hansdiha

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Gopikandar

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Sarwan

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Sarath

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Palojori

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Mohanpur

R

Margomunda

R

Karon

R

Devipur

R

Sonaraithari

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Chitra

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Hansdiha is located in the northeast region of Jharkhand and located near Bihar border. Hansdiha is located on National Highway 133 between Deoghar and Godda in the Dumka district in Jharkhand state.

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[1]

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

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Hansdiha had a total population of 4,182 of which 2,210 (53%) were males and 1,972 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 705. The literacy rate was 78.29% of the population over 6 years. The sex ratio was 892 females per thousand males. ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

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

Transport

Roads from Dumka, Deoghar, Godda and Bhagalpur intersect at Hansdiha. NH 133 connects Deoghar and Godda. Dumka and Bhagalpur are connected by State Highway which may be upgraded to National Highway. The Dumka-Bhagalpur broad gauge railway line via Mandar Hill connects the village. Hansdiha railway station is located just north of the village. ^{[4] [5]}

Education

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidalaya for Dumka district is located on southern outskirt of Hansdiha. It was established in 1986. ^[6]
• Phulo-Jhano Murmu College Of Dairy Technology established in 2019 and affiliated to Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi.
• Bechu Raut Inter College.

References

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "Hansdiha Census data 2011". Govt. of India. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. "Hansdiha railway station - Wikimapia" . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
5. "India Rail Info" . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
6. "JNV Dumka website". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.