Sunderpahari, Godda

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

Sunderpahari
Village
Sunderpahari Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Sunderpahari Sunderpahari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°45′18″N87°21′44″E / 24.755056°N 87.362111°E / 24.755056; 87.362111
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Population  (2011)
• Total	888
Languages (*For language details see Sunderpahari#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814156
Telephone/ STD code	06422
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Godda
Website	godda.nic.in

Sunderpahari (also spelled as Sundarpahari) is a village in the Sunderpahari CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
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Location

Sunderpahari is located at 24°45′18″N87°21′44″E / 24.755056°N 87.362111°E / 24.755056; 87.362111 .

Sundarpahari has an area of 451 hectares (1,110 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sunderpahari had a total population of 888, of which 366 (41%) were males and 522 (59%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 130. The total number of literate persons in Sunderpahari was 447 (58.97% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Sunderpahari police station serves the Sunderpahari CD block. ^{[3] [4]}

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Sunderpahari CD block is at Sunderpahari village. ^[5]

Economy

Jindal Steel and Power had planned for a 2 X 660 MW captive power plant at Nipania (near Sunderpahari) for their upcoming steel plants at Patratu and Asanboni, both in Jharkhand. In spite of the ground-breaking ceremony having been presided over by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, in April 2013, as of 2020 the project has made no progress except for some land acquisition. Jitapur coal block, located 10 km from the project site and having a reserve of 65 million tonnes of coal, was initially earmarked for the power plant but was later allotted to Adani Power. Efforts are being made to get the project going or return of the acquired land. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Education

Sunderpahari High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational (?) institution. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. ^[9]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[10]

Sunderpahari Project High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. ^[11]

Government Model School is an English-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. ^[12]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Godda on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
6. "Jindal Steel plans captive power plant in 3 years". The Hindu Business Line, 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
7. "Jindal plans new power plant". The Telegraph, 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "Jindal Steel & Power Plant: जिंदल ग्रुप को बड़ा झटका, वापस ली जाएगी गोड्डा में प्लांट के लिए अधिग्रहित जमीन (Big blow for Jindal Group, Land Acquired for Godda Plant to be taken back)". Jagaran, 21 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
9. "UPG +2 Govt HS Sunderpahari Balak". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
10. "KGBV Sunderpahari". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
11. "Project HS Sunderpahari Girls". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
12. "Govt Model School Sunderpahari". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.