Narra, Bokaro

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Narra
Census Town
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Narra
Location in Jharkhand, India#India3
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Narra
Narra (India)
Coordinates: 23°47′11″N86°05′54″E / 23.786256°N 86.098249°E / 23.786256; 86.098249
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Area
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6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population
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5,390
  Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
828403
Telephone/STD code06549
Vehicle registration JH
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bermo
Website bokaro.nic.in

Narra is a census town in Chandrapura CD block in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Geography

Narra, Bokaro
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Bokaro
River
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Konar
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Damodar River
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Tenughat
Dam
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Petarwar
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Nawadih
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Kasmar
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Mahuatand
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Pindrajora
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Siyaljori
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Chandankiyari
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Bokaro Steel Plant
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Bokaro B TPS
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Tenughat TPS
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CCL Kathara Area
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CCL Dhori Area
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Phusro
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Chas
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CT
Tenu
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Bhandra
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Tanr Balidih
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Jena
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Bandh Dih
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Tenudam-cum-Kathara
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Saram
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Lalpania
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Hasir
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Gomia
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Bandhgora
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Bokaro Steel City
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Dugda
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Sijua
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Bursera
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Termi
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Chandrapura
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Narra
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Telo
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Jaridih Bazar
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Bermo
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Kurpania
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Bokaro (Thermal)
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Bhojudih
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Amlabad
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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

Narra is located at 23°47′11″N86°05′54″E / 23.786256°N 86.098249°E / 23.786256; 86.098249 .

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. [1] [2]

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, Narra had a total population of 5,390, of which 2,773 (51%) were males and 2,617 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 777. The total number of literate persons in Narra was 3,240 (70.28% of the population over 6 years). [3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Narra covered an area of 6.83 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 9 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 880 domestic electric connections, x road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 6 hospitals, 6 dispensaries, 6 health centres, 6 family welfare centres, 6 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 8 nursing homes, no medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school at Bursera 10 km away, the nearest senior secondary school at Taranagar 2 km away. It had 3 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). [4]

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362,264, page 108. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. "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.