Bolba is a village in the Bolba CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Bolba | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bolba Location in Jharkhand, India  Bolba Bolba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°25′53″N 84°20′42″E / 22.4313°N 84.3449°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Simdega |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,489 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835226 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06525 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 20 |
| Literacy | 77.32% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simdega |
| Website | simdega |
Geography edit
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M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
Bolba is located at 22°25′53″N 84°20′42″E / 22.4313°N 84.3449°E
Area overview edit
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100–1,200 mm) for a living.[1]
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 edit
There is a police station at Bolba.[2]
The headquarters of Bolba CD block are located at Bolba village.[3]
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bolba had a total population of 1,489, of which 683 (46%) were males and 806 (54%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 237. The total number of literate persons in Bolba was 968 (77.32% of the population over 6 years.[4]
(*For language details see Bolba block#Language and religion)
Education edit
S.S. High School Bolba is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a library with 147 books.[5]
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 860 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[6]
Project Girls High School Bolba is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established at Pakarbahar in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 102 books.[7]
Healthcare edit
There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Bolba.[8]
References edit
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Bolba". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376547, pages 84-85. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "SS High School Bolba". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "KGBV Bolba". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Project Girls HS Bolba". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Hospitals". Simdega district administration. Retrieved 3 November 2021.