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{{about|the administrative subdivision in Jharkhand|1 its namesake census town|Ghatshila|2 its namesake assembly constituency|Ghatsila (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|3 its namesake community development block|Ghatshila block}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ghatshila subdivision
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Subdivision
| image_skyline = File:Colors of forest! .jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = On the way to Dharagiri Falls, Ghatshila
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5801|N|86.4543|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Singhbhum district|Purbi Singhbhum]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Ghatshila]]
| government_type =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2094.79
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 682217
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| demographics1_title2 = Most spoken language
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|jamshedpur.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Ghatshila subdivision''' is an [[Administrative divisions of India|administrative subdivision]] of the [[East Singhbhum district]] in the [[Kolhan division]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].

==Administration==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|22|25|58|N|86|33|15|E}}| float=left|caption=For '''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#Geography|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

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[[File:Ghatshila (subdivision) in East Singhbhum (Jharkhand).svg|Ghatshila subdivision of East Singhbhum district]]

The district East Singhbhum consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Boram, Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai and Potka CD blocks, and (2) Ghatshila subdivision with Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Musabani, Dumaria, Gurbandha, Chakulia and Baharagora CD blocks.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jamshedpur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ | title = East Singhbhum | work = Subdivisions and blocks | publisher = East Singhbhum district administration | access-date = 29 December 2021}}</ref>

The subdivisions of Purbi Singhbhum district have the following distinctions:<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2012_PART_B_DCHB_PURBI%20SINGHBHUM.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Pages 26-27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 29 December 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision||Headquarters|| Area km2||Population (2011){{efn|Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available.}} ||Rural population % (2011)||Urban population % (2011)
|-
|[[Dhalbhum subdivision|Dhalbhum]] ||[[Jamshedpur]]||1,460.73||1,611,702||27.53||72.47
|-
|Ghatshila||[[Ghatshila]]||2,094.79||682,217||86.78||13.22
|-
|}

===Blocks===
Community development blocks in the Ghatshila subdivision are:<ref name=census2011/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!CD Block ||Headquarters|| Area km2||Population (2011)||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||Literacy rate %||[[Census town|CT]]
|-
|[[Ghatshila block|Ghatshila]]||[[Ghatshila]]||349.12||129,905||6.52||42.08||70.72||[[Ghatshila]]
|-
|[[Musabani block|Musabani]]||[[Musabani]]||239.00||107,084||5.51||46.35||70.94||[[Jadugora]], [[Musabani]]
|-
|[[Dhalbhumgarh block|Dhalbhumgarh]]||[[Dhalbhumgarh]]||176.85||61,932||5.57||54.38||62.75|| -
|-
|[[Dumaria block|Dumaria]]||[[Dumaria, Purvi Singhbhum|Dumaria]]||316.74||62,128||5.57||71.88||57.11|| -
|-
|[[Chakulia block|Chakulia]]||[[Chakuliya]]||412.81||108,810||2.89||51.24||64.35|| -
|-
|[[Gurbandha block|Gurbandha]]||[[Gurbandha]]||229.07||43,001||3.33||66.59||55.05|| -
|-
|[[Baharagora block|Baharagora]]||[[Baharagora]]||351.10||153,051||6.84||35.91||64.45||-
|}

===Police stations===
Police stations in the Ghatshila subdivision are at:<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/seraikella-kharsawan | title = District Police Profile – east-singhbhum | publisher = Jharkhand Police | access-date = 30 December 2021 | archive-date = 26 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211126112256/https://jhpolice.gov.in/seraikella-kharsawan | url-status = dead }}</ref>

# [[Baharagora#Civic administration|Bharagora]]
# [[Chakuliya#Civic administration|Chakulia]]
# [[Dumaria, Purvi Singhbhum#Civic administration|Dumaria]]
# [[Dhalbhumgarh#Civic administration|Dhalbhumgarh]]
# [[Galudih#Civic administration|Galudih]]
# [[Ghatshila#Civic administration|Ghatshila]]
# [[Gurbandha#Civic administration|Gurbanda]]
# [[Jadugora#Civic administration|Jadugora]]
# [[Musabani#Civic administration|Musabani]]
# Burasol
# Maubhandar

==Education==
In 2011, in Ghatshila subdivision out of a total 1,086 inhabited villages in 7 CD blocks there were 80 villages with pre-primary schools, 768 villages with primary schools, 281 villages with middle schools, 51 villages with secondary schools, 11 villages with senior secondary schools, 4 villages with general degree colleges, 304 villages with no educational facility.<ref name=directory>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2012_PART_A_DCHB_PURBI%20SINGHBHUM.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Pages 777-778, 867-868|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>

The 4 census towns + 1 nagar panchayat had 54 primary schools, 30 middle schools, 21 secondary schools, 11 senior secondary schools, 6 general degree colleges. (Census towns are normally considered to be a part of the CD block but it is not clear where these are being considered here).<ref name=directory/>
 .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand.

===Educational institutions===
The following institutions are located in Ghatshila subdivision:

*Ghatshila College was established at [[Ghatshila]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.universitydunia.com/institute/76891-ghatshila-college | title = Ghatshila College | publisher = University Dunia| access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>
*Baharagora College was established at [[Baharagora]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.baharagoracollege.org | title = Baharagora College | publisher = BC | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>
*Shibu Ranjan Khan Memorial Degree College was established at [[Chakuliya]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.southeastchemicals.com/about-us| title = Our Journey in a Jiffy | publisher = Southeast Chemicals | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>
* BDSL Mahila College, Ghatsila was established at [[Ghatsila]] in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.D.S.L INTER MAHILA COLLEGE - Kashida, District Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)|url=https://schools.org.in/purbi-singhbhum/20180615803/b-d-s-l-inter-mahila-college.html|access-date=2022-02-13|website=schools.org.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2011, in Ghatshia subdivision, in the 7 CD blocks, there were 9 villages with [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]], 68 villages with primary health subcentres, 23 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 5 villages with allopathic hospitals, 11 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with a veterinary hospital, 27 villages with family welfare centres, 38 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>

[[File:ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱰ ᱦᱟᱥᱯᱟᱛᱟᱞ, ᱜᱷᱟᱴᱥᱤᱞᱟᱹ.jpg|thumb|Sub-division hospital, Ghatshila]]

The 4 census towns + 1 nagar panchayat had 7 hospitals, 7 nursing homes, 84 dispensaries, 171 maternity and child welfare centres, 45 medicine shops. (Census towns are normally considered to be a part of the CD block but it is not clear where these are being considered here).
 .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

===Medical facilities===
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==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Kolhan Division}}
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[[Category:Subdivisions of Jharkhand]]
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BeauTesterman at 04:20, 6 May 2026