Nala is a village in Nala CD block in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Nala
Village
Nala is located in Jharkhand
Nala
Nala
Location in Jharkhand, India
Nala is located in India
Nala
Nala
Nala (India)
Coordinates: 23°55′25″N 87°02′07″E / 23.923611°N 87.035278°E / 23.923611; 87.035278
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,202
Languages (*For language details see Nala block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815355
Telephone/ STD code06428
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNala
Websitejamtara.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
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B
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H
A
R
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E
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B
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A
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Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
Barakar River
Massanjore
Dam
D
Rasikpur
CT
Purana
Dumka
CT
Dudhani
CT
Karmatanr
CT
Mihijam
M
Jamtara
M
Basukinath
M
Dumka
M
Madhupur
M
Jasidih
M
Deoghar
M
Narayanpur
R
Nala
R
Kundahit
R
Fatehpur
R
Bindapathar
R
Basudih
R
Bagdahari
R
Tongra
RV
Taljhari
R
Shikaripara
R
Saraiyahat
R
Ranishwar
R
Ramgarh
R
Masalia
R
Maluti
R
Kathikund
R
Jarmundi
R
Jama
R
Hansdiha
R
Gopikandar
R
Sarwan
R
Sarath
R
Palojori
R
Mohanpur
R
Margomunda
R
Karon
R
Devipur
R
Sonaraithari
R
Chitra
R
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Nala is located at 23°55′25″N 87°02′07″E / 23.923611°N 87.035278°E / 23.923611; 87.035278.

Overview edit

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

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

Area edit

Nala has an area of 233 hectares (580 acres).[2]

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nala had a total population of 2,202, of which 1,136 (52%) were males and 1,066 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 346. The total number of literate persons in Nala was 1,856 (75.32% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Civic administration edit

Police station edit

There is a police station at Nala.[3]

CD block HQ edit

Headquarters of Nala CD block is at Nala village.[4]

Education edit

Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established in 1988 at Nala.[5]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Nala, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[6]

Government High School Nala is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[7]

Nala Inter College Gopalpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Jamtara". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Jamtara on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Our Affiliated Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya Narayanpur". Schools.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Rajkiyakrit +2 High School Nala". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Nala Inter College, Goplapur, Nala". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.