Gadhra is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Gadhra
Census Town
Gadhra is located in Jharkhand
Gadhra
Gadhra
Location in Jharkhand, India
Gadhra is located in India
Gadhra
Gadhra
Gadhra (India)
Coordinates: 22°44′30″N 86°14′37″E / 22.7418°N 86.2436°E / 22.7418; 86.2436
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPurbi Singhbhum
Area
 • Total4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,801
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages*
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
831002
Telephone/STD code0657
Vehicle registrationJH 05
Literacy81.63%
Lok Sabha constituencyJamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPotka
Websitejamshedpur.nic.in

Geography

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5km
3miles
Dalma Hills
Dimna Lake
Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary
T
Kharkhai
River
Subarnarekha
River
Jamshedpur
M
Adityapur
M
Mango
M
Jugsalai
M
Tata Nagar Railway Colony
OG
Kopali
CT
Chota Gamahria
CT
Sarjamda
CT
Purihasa
CT
Haludbani
CT
Ghorabandha
CT
Gadhra
CT
Chhota Gobindpur
CT
Bagbera
CT
Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration
M: municipality, OG: outgrowth, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
For East Singhbhum district location map see Ghatshila or Musabani page

Location

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Gadhra is located at 22°44′30″N 86°14′37″E / 22.7418°N 86.2436°E / 22.7418; 86.2436.

Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration

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With its recognition as an industrial town as early as the 1911 census, Jamshedpur was set on the road of steady population growth, as large number of emigrants flocked in for work opportunities. While in the earlier decades the central nucleus grew, in the later decades towns around Jamshedpur grew rapidly. In 2011, Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration included 13 urban centres, with a total population of 1.3 million people. However, in more recent years, Jamshedpur UA “has lacked the growth and development observed around other similar industrial towns in western and southern India.”[1]

Note: The map alongside presents the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Gadhra had a total population of 18,801, of which 9,837 (52%) were males and 8,964 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 2,550. The total number of literate persons in Gadhra was 13,266 (81.63% of the population over 6 years). [2]

(*For language details see Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai block#Language and religion)

Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration includes: Jamshedpur (Industrial Town), Jamshedpur (NAC), Tata Nagar Railway Colony (OG), Mango (NAC), Jugsalai (M), Bagbera (CT), Chhota Gobindpur (CT), Haludbani (CT), Sarjamda (CT), Gadhra (CT), Ghorabandha (CT), Purihasa (CT), Adityapur (M Corp.), Chota Gamahria (CT) and Kapali (CT).[3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Gadhra had a population of 15,742. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gadhra has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 55%. In Gadhra, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum, Gadhra covered an area of 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi). It has an annual rainfall of 1,030.2 mm (40.56 in). Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km (8.7 mi) of roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 3,228 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 18 family welfare centres, 18 maternity and child welfare centres, 16 maternity homes, 3 nursing homes, 4 veterinary hospitals, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 7 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Karandih, 7 km (4.3 mi) away. Two important commodities it produced were cement, iron. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank, 12 non-agricultural credit soc1eties.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Growth of Industrial Cities in India: A Case Study of Jamshedpur" (PDF). Amaresh Dubey. The Third Conference: GIS-based Global History from Asian Perspectives, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363456, Pages 26-27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 15 December 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 11 January 2008.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 863-871. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 14 December 2021.