Saunda

Saunda
Census Town
Saunda Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Saunda Saunda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°40′N85°21′E / 23.66°N 85.35°E / 23.66; 85.35 Coordinates: 23°40′N85°21′E / 23.66°N 85.35°E / 23.66; 85.35
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Area
• Total	2.825 km2 (1.091 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	81,915
• Density	29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Patratu (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	829106
Telephone/ STD code	0651
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ramgarh
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Saunda is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, P: power plant
Abbreviation used- TPP: thermal power project
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Saunda is located at 23°40′N85°21′E / 23.66°N 85.35°E / 23.66; 85.35 .

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). ^[1] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours." ^[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, Saunda had a total population of 81,915, of which 43,425 (53%) were males and 38,490 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 10,073. The total number of literate persons in Saunda was 57,831 (80.50% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Saunda had a population of 85,037. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Saunda has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Saunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Central Saunda underground, Saunda D underground and Saunda underground coal mines are operational under the Barka Sayal Area of Central Coalfields Limited, ^[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Saunda covered an area of 2.825 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 95 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells, overhead tanks. It had 14,872 domestic electric connections, 150 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 4 hospitals, 8 dispensaries, 8 health centres, 5 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 5 maternity homes, 7 nursing homes, 2 charitable hospital/ nursing homes, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 27 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 2 general degree colleges. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 4 stadiums, 2 cinema theatres, 1 auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it produced was coal. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank,1 agricultural credit society, 2 non-agricultural credit societies. ^[6]

Healthcare

Central Coalfields Limited has the Central Saunda Hospital with 15 beds at Saunda. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. Prasad, Ram Chandra (2003). Bihar . New Delhi: National Book Trust, India. p.  5. ISBN   81-237-0151-9.
3. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369009, page 82. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "Areas". Patratu. CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
6. "District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
7. "Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.