Ghatshila

subdivision

Ghatshila subdivision is an administ rat ive subdivision of t he East Singhbhum dist rict in t he
Kolhan division in t he st at e of Jharkhand, India.
 Ghat shila subdivision
Subdivision

On the way to Dharagiri Falls, Ghatshila

Ghatshila
subdivision

Location in Jharkhand, India

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Coordinates: 22.5801°N 86.4543°E (https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ghatshila
_ subdivision&params=22.5801_ N_ 86.4543_ E_ type:city(682217)_ region:IN-JH)

Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Headquarters Ghatshila
Area
 • Total 2,094.79 km2 (808.80 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 682,217
 • Density 330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website jamshedpur.nic.in (http://jamshedpur.nic.in/)
Administration

The dist rict consist s of t wo subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision wit h Pat amda, Boram,
Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai and Pot ka CD blocks, and (2) Ghat shila subdivision wit h Ghat shila,
Dhalbhumgarh, Musabani, Dumaria, Gurbandha, Chakulia and Baharagora CD blocks.[1]

The subdivisions of Purbi Singhbhum dist rict have t he following dist inct ions:[2]

Rural
Urban

Population

Subdivision Headquarters Area

Population %
Population %

(2011)
km2 (2011) (2011)

Dhalbhum Jamshedpur 1,460.73 1,611,702 27.53 72.47

Ghat shila Ghat shila 2,094.79 682,217 86.78 13.22

Not e: Calculat ed on t he basis of block-wise dat a available.

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Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the
Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)

M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre

Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Police stations

Police st at ions in t he Ghat shila subdivision are at :[3]

1. Bharagora

2. Chakulia

3. Dumaria

4. Dhalbhumgarh

5. Galudih

6. Ghat shila

7. Gurbanda

8. Jadugora

9. Musabani

10. Burasol

11. Maubhandar

Blocks

Communit y development blocks in t he Ghat shila subdivision are:[2]



Population
Literacy

CD Block Headquarters Area

SC % ST % CT
(2011) Rate %
km2

Ghat shila Ghat shila 349.12 129,905 6.52 42.08 70.72 Ghat shil

Jadugor
Musabani Musabani 239.00 107,084 5.51 46.35 70.94
Musaba

Dhalbhumgarh Dhalbhumgarh 176.85 61,932 5.57 54.38 62.75 -

Dumaria Dumaria 316.74 62,128 5.57 71.88 57.11 -

Chakulia Chakuliya 412.81 108,810 2.89 51.24 64.35 -

Gurbandha Gurbandha 229.07 43,001 3.33 66.59 55.05 -

Baharagora Baharagora 351.10 153,051 6.84 35.91 64.45 -

Education

In 2011, in Ghat shila subdivision out of a t ot al 1,086 inhabit ed villages in 7 CD blocks t here were
80 villages wit h pre-primary schools, 768 villages wit h primary schools, 281 villages wit h middle
schools, 51 villages wit h secondary schools, 11 villages wit h senior secondary schools, 4 villages
wit h general degree colleges, 304 villages wit h no educat ional facilit y.[4]

The 4 census t owns + 1 nagar panchayat had 54 primary schools, 30 middle schools, 21
secondary schools, 11 senior secondary schools, 6 general degree colleges. (Census t owns are
normally considered t o be a part of t he CD block but it is not clear where t hese are being
considered here).[4]

.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Int er colleges in Jharkhand.

Educational institutions

The following inst it ut ions are locat ed in Ghat shila subdivision:

Ghat shila College was est ablished at Ghat shila in 1961.[5]

Baharagora College was est ablished at Baharagora in 1969.[6]

Shibu Ranjan Khan Memorial Degree College was est ablished at Chakuliya in 2010.[7]

BDSL Mahila College, Ghat sila was est ablished at Ghat sila in 1982.[8]
(Informat ion about degree colleges wit h proper reference may be added here)

Healthcare

In 2011, in Ghat shia subdivision, in t he 7 CD blocks, t here were 9 villages wit h primary healt h
cent res, 68 villages wit h primary healt h subcent res, 23 villages wit h mat ernit y and child welfare
cent res, 5 villages wit h allopat hic hospit als, 11 villages wit h dispensaries, 1 village wit h a
vet erinary hospit al, 27 villages wit h family welfare cent res, 38 villages wit h medicine shops.[4]

The 4 census t owns + 1 nagar panchayat had 7 hospit als, 7 nursing homes, 84 dispensaries, 171
mat ernit y and child welfare cent res, 45 medicine shops. (Census t owns are normally considered
t o be a part of t he CD block but it is not clear where t hese are being considered here).
.*Privat e medical pract it ioners, alt ernat ive medicine et c. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced informat ion about locat ion of government / privat e medical facilt it es
may please add it here)

References

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