Jaridih Bazar

Jaridih Bazar
Census Town
Jaridih Bazar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Jaridih Bazar Jaridih Bazar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°46′07″N85°56′10″E / 23.7685°N 85.9361°E / 23.7685; 85.9361
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Area
• Total	11.30 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,882
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	06549
Vehicle registration	JH 09
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bermo
Website	bokaro.nic.in

Jaridih Bazar is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Damodar River

Tenughat
Dam

D

Petarwar

R

Nawadih

R

Kasmar

R

Mahuatand

R

Pindrajora

R

Siyaljori

R

Chandankiyari

R

Bokaro Steel Plant

F

Bokaro B TPS

F

Tenughat TPS

F

CCL Kathara Area

A

CCL Dhori Area

A

CCL B&K Area

A

Phusro

M

Chas

M

Tenu

CT

Bhandra

CT

Tanr Balidih

CT

Jena

CTV

Bandh Dih

CT

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

CT

Saram

CT

Lalpania

CT

Hasir

CT

Gomia

CT

Bandhgora

CT

Bokaro Steel City

CT

Dugda

CT

Sijua

CT

Bursera

CT

Termi

CT

Chandrapura

CT

Narra

CT

Telo

CT

Jaridih Bazar

CT

Bermo

CT

Kurpania

CT

Bokaro (Thermal)

CT

Bhojudih

CT

Amlabad

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jaridih Bazar is located at 23°45′50″N85°55′46″E / 23.7637600°N 85.9295730°E / 23.7637600; 85.9295730 .

It is on the banks of Damodar River, a little above its point of confluence with Konar River. ^[1]

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed. ^{[2] [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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jaridih Bazar had a total population of 31,882, of which 16,642 (52%) were males and 15,242 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 4,025. The total number of literate persons in Jaridih Bazar was 22,007 (79.00% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Phusro Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 186,139, of which males were 97,665 and females 88,874. ^[5] Phusro Urban Agglomeration is composed of Phusro (NP), Bermo (CT), Jaridih Bazar (CT), Bokaro (CT) and Kurpania (CT). ^[6]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[7] Jaridih Bazar had a population of 30,091. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jaridih Bazar has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 53%. In Jaridih Bazar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Jaridih Bazar covered an area of 11.30 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 31 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated and untreated sources, overhead tank. It had 5,676 domestic electric connections, 300 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 4 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 4 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 9 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 11 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Bermo 6 km away, 1 general degree college. It had 5 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 36 auditorium/ community halls, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Two important commodities it produced were coal and furniture. It had the branch office of 3 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 2 non-agricultural credit societies. ^[8]

References

1. Google maps
2. "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362299, page 120. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
5. "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Urban Agglomeration – Cities having population 1 lakh and above. Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
6. "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
7. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
8. "District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 384–397. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 March 2021.