Maranghada

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Maranghada
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Maranghada
Location in Jharkhand, India
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Maranghada
Maranghada (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′55″N85°24′08″E / 23.082032°N 85.402256°E / 23.082032; 85.402256
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Government
  Type Federal democracy
Population
 (2011)
  Total962
Languages *
   Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835210
Telephone/ STD code06528
Vehicle registration JH 23
Literacy59.07%
Lok Sabha constituency Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency Khunti
Website khunti.nic.in

Maranghada is a village in the Khunti CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Geography

Maranghada
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Cities, towns and locations in Khunti district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Maranghada is located at 23°04′55″N85°24′08″E / 23.082032°N 85.402256°E / 23.082032; 85.402256

Area overview

In the adjacent map the area shown is "undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams." [1] A major part of the district is in the altitude range of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft), with up to ± 200 m for some parts. [2] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas. [3] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity. [4]

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

Police station

There is a police station at Maranghada. [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Maranghada had a total population of 962, of which 513 (53%) were males and 449 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 178 The total number of literate persons in Maranghada was 463 (59.07% of the population over 6 years). [6]

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

Education

High School Maranghada is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 435 books. [7]

Healthcare

There is a Primary Health Centre in Maranghada. [8]

Related Research Articles

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Arki block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of Khunti district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Arki is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Perwaghagh Falls is a waterfall with clear water flow on Chata River in the Fatka panchayat of Torpa block in Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Ulihatu is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Karra is a village in the Karra CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Rania is a village in the Rania CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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References

  1. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude. Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. "Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. "District Police Profile - Khunti". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375201, pages 114-115. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. "High School Maranghada". Schools.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. "Hospital List". Khunti district administration. Retrieved 30 October 2021.