Nala, Jamtara

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

For other uses, see Nala (disambiguation).

Nala
Village
Nala Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Nala Nala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°55′25″N87°02′07″E / 23.923611°N 87.035278°E / 23.923611; 87.035278
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,202
Languages (*For language details see Nala block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815355
Telephone/ STD code	06428
Lok Sabha constituency	Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nala
Website	jamtara.nic.in

Nala is a village in Nala 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,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Nala is located at 23°55′25″N87°02′07″E / 23.923611°N 87.035278°E / 23.923611; 87.035278 .

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]

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.

Area

Nala has an area of 233 hectares (580 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nala had a total population of 2,202, of which 1,136 (52%) were males and 1,066 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 346. The total number of literate persons in Nala was 1,856 (75.32% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

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

CD block HQ

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

Education

Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established in 1988 at Nala. ^[5]

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

Government High School Nala is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. ^[7]

Nala Inter College Gopalpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. ^[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 8 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Jamtara". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 8 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 22 October 2020.
6. "Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya Narayanpur". Schools.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
7. "Rajkiyakrit +2 High School Nala". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
8. "Nala Inter College, Goplapur, Nala". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.