Kundahit

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

Kundahit
Village
Kundahit Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kundahit Kundahit (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°58′35″N87°09′31″E / 23.976345°N 87.158647°E / 23.976345; 87.158647
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,107
Languages (*For language details see Kundhit block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815359
Telephone/ STD code	06433
Lok Sabha constituency	Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nala
Website	jamtara.nic.in

Kundahit is a village in Kundhit CD block in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara 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

Kundahit is located at 23°58′35″N87°09′31″E / 23.976345°N 87.158647°E / 23.976345; 87.158647 .

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

Kundahit has an area of 285.38 hectares (705.2 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kundahit had a total population of 2,760, of which 1,383 (50%) were males and 1,377 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 322. The total number of literate persons in Kundahit was 2,438 (76.54% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

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

CD block HQ

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

Education

Bhagwat Jha Azad College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established in 1981 at Kundahit. ^[5]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Kundahit, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[6]

Raj Singh Bihani High School Kundahit is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1951. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and XII. ^[7]

Project Girls’ High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and 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, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Jamtara". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Jamtara on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. "Our Affiliated Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
6. "KGBV Kundahit". Schools.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
7. "Raj Singhbihani +2 School Kundahit". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
8. "Proj Girls High School Kundavit". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.