Kathikund, Dumka

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Kathikund.

Kathikund
Village
Kathikund Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kathikund Kathikund (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°21′32″N87°25′11″E / 24.358889°N 87.419722°E / 24.358889; 87.419722
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Population  (2011)
• Total	297
Languages (*For language details see Kathikund#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814103
Telephone/ STD code	06427
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Litipara
Website	dumka.nic.in

Kathikund is a village in the Kathikund CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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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,
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Location

Kathikund is located at 24°21′32″N87°25′11″E / 24.358889°N 87.419722°E / 24.358889; 87.419722 .

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 entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[1]

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Area

Bara Kathikund has an area of 137.52 hectares (339.8 acres). ^[2]

Chhota Kathikund has an area of 65.71 hectares (162.4 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bara Kathikund had a total population of 270, of which 145 (54%) were males and 125 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 57. The total number of literate persons in Bara Kathikund was 213 (65.73% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chhota Kathikund had a total population of 27, of which 14 (52%) were males and 13 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1. The total number of literate persons in Chhota Kathikund was 26 (80.77% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

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

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Kathikund CD block is at Kathikund village. ^[4]

Education

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Kathikund, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[5]

Government High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1955. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. ^[6]

Dr. J.M. Inter College Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. ^[7]

Project Girls High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X. ^[8]

References

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "KGBV Kathkund". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. "High School Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "Dr. J.M. Inter College Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
8. "Project Girls High School Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.