Tamar, India

For other uses, see Tamar.

Tamar
Village
Tamar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Tamar Tamar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°03′16″N85°39′19″E / 23.0544°N 85.6553°E / 23.0544; 85.6553
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,345
Languages (*For language details see Tamar block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835225
Telephone/ STD code	06585
Vehicle registration	JH 01
Literacy	68.96%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tamar
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Tamar is a village in the Tamar CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Tamar is located at 23°03′16″N85°39′19″E / 23.0544°N 85.6553°E / 23.0544; 85.6553 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. ^[1] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. ^{[2] [3]} There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. ^[4] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population. ^[5]

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 Tamar. ^[6]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Tamar CD block are located at Tamar village. ^[7]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tamar had a total population of 12,345, of which 6,312 (51%) were males and 6,033 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,779. The total number of literate persons in Tamar was 7,286 (68.96% of the population over 6 years). ^[8]

Transport

National Highway 43 (earlier NH 33) (Ranchi-Bundu-Tamar-Chandil-Jamshedpur), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Tamar. ^{[9] [10]} Tamar is one of the terminal points of State Highway 3. ^[10]

Education

Government High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational high school established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. It has a playground and a library with 927 books. ^[11]

Project High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X. It has a library with 25 books. ^[12]

Government ST Residential Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. It has a library with 1,800 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes. ^[13]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
3. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "District Police Profile - Ranchi". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Ranchi district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
8. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 374683, page 316-317. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
9. "District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 15 Transport. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
10. Google maps
11. "Government Plus 2 High School Tamar". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
12. "Project High School Tamar". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
13. "Government ST Residential Girls High School Tamar". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.