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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haludpukur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Haludpukhur, Haldipokhar
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.6101|N|86.1385|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|East Singhbhum]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 6.35
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 10485
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 831002
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]] code
| area_code = 0657
| registration_plate = JH 05
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 78.97%
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Potka]]
| website = {{URL|jamshedpur.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Haludpukur''' (also referred to as Haludpukhur, Haldipokhar) is a [[census town]] in the [[Potka block|Potka]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Dhalbhum subdivision]] of the [[East Singhbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map

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| coord={{coord|22|35|0|N|86|25|0|E}}| float=right|caption='''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)<br/>M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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|mark-coord2={{coord|22|30|58|N|86|33|15|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Dhalbhumgarh| numbered2=R| mark-title2=[[Dhalbhumgarh]] (R)
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|57|24|N|86|17|43|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Boram| numbered3=R| mark-title3=[[Boram, Purvi Singhbhum]] (R)
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|27|20|N|86|26|19|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Dumaria | numbered4=R| mark-title4=[[Dumaria, Purvi Singhbhum]] (R)
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|20|25|N|86|32|44|E}} | label-pos5=bottom|label5= Gurbandha | numbered5=R| mark-title5=[[Gurbandha]] (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|37|19|N|86|9|30|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Hata| numbered6=R| mark-title6=[[Hata, Purvi Singhbhum]] (R)
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|28|0|N|86|35|11|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Kokpara| numbered7=R| mark-title7=[[Kokpara]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|40|0|N|86|24|58|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Mahulia| numbered8=R| mark-title8=[[Mahulia]] (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|54|54|N|86|23|8|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Patamda| numbered9=R| mark-title9=[[Patamda]] (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|37|19|N|86|12|47|E}} | label-pos10= right|label10= Potka| numbered10=R| mark-title10=[[Potka]] (R)
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|mark-coord12={{coord|22|28|48|N|86|43|12|E}} | label-pos12=bottom|label12=Chakuliya| numbered12=M| mark-title12= [[Chakuliya]] (M) |label-color12=#800000
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|38|33|N|86|29|28|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Burudi| numbered13=T| mark-title13=[[Burudi]] (T) |shape-color13= #74C365
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|38|47|N|86|24|16|E}} | label-pos14=bottom|label14= Galudih | numbered14=T| mark-title14=[[Galudih]] (T) |shape-color14= #74C365
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|35|16|N|86|28|27|E}} | label-pos15=bottom|label15= Ghatshila| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Ghatshila]] (CT) |shape-color15= #A40000
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|mark-coord17={{coord|22|39|40|N|86|21|36|E}} | label-pos17= top|label17=Jadugora| numbered17=CT| mark-title17=[[Jadugora]] (CT) |shape-color17= #A40000
|mark-coord18={{coord|22|30|22|N|86|27|13|E}} | label-pos18 top|label18=Musabani| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=[[Musabani]] (CT) |shape-color18= #A40000
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|mark-coord20={{coord|22|41|0|N|86|6|20|E}} |label20= Kharkhai |labela20= River |label-color20 = #77A1CB| label-angle20= -55| label-pos20=top| label-size20=10| mark-size20=0| mark-title20 =none
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|54|0|N|86|12|0|E}} | label-pos21= top|label21= Dalma |labela21= Wildlife|labelb21= Sanctuary | numbered21=T| mark-title21= [[Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary]] (T) |shape-color21= #74C365
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|arc-coordB={{coord|22|16|0|N|86|15|0|E}}|arc-textB= ODISHA| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB= 0| arc-gapB=6.5| arc-radiusB=0.4}}

===Location===
Haldipokhar is located at {{coord|22.6101|N|86.1385|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
The area shown in the map "forms a part of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the [[Subarnarekha River|Subarnarekha]] and the [[Kharkai River|Kharkai]].<ref>{{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= Page 7: Natural Divisions |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 25 December 2021}}</ref> The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.<ref>{{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= Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 25 December 2021}}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Haludpukhur had a total population of 10,485, of which 5,317 (51%) were males and 5,168 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,517. The total number of literate persons in Haludpukhur was 7,082 (78.97% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{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= Location code: 363910, Pages 26-27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref>

===Language===
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|caption = Languages spoken in Haludpukur census town (2011)<ref name=Language>{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX |title=C-16 City: Population by mother tongue (town level), Jharkhand - 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205182830/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX |archive-date=5 February 2022 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India }} [https://new.census.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10246/download/13358/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX Alt URL]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|label1 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|value1 = 48.1
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value2 = 34.8
|label3 = [[Hindi language |Hindi]]
|value3 = 10.9
|label4 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
|value4 = 4.9
|label5 = [[Mundari language|Mundari]]
|value5 = 0.6
|label6 = [[Munda language|Munda]]
|value6 = 0.3
|other = yes
|other-color = grey
|footer=
}}

===Religion===
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Haludpukur town (2011)<ref name="census2011-religion">{{cite web|title=C-01: Population by religious community, Jharkhand - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
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{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|50.1}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Odisha|Hinduism]]|darkorange|46.5}}
{{bar percent|Unclassified Sect.|darkred|2.9}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Jharkhand|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.1}}
{{bar percent|Not stated|black|0.4}}
}}

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum'', Haludpukhur covered an area of {{cvt|6.35|km2}}. It has an annual rainfall of {{cvt|1,030.2 |mm}}. Among the civic amenities, it had {{cvt|5|km|}} of roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 1,741 domestic electric connections, 4 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital (with 10 beds), 35 dispensaries, 35 health centres, 10 family welfare centres, 10 maternity and child welfare centres, 7 maternity homes, 2 nursing homes, 12 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 4 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Karandih, {{cvt|16|km}} away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall. It produced bamboo baskets and leaf plates. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.<ref>{{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 863-871 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Haludpukur railway station|Haludpukur Railway Station]] is on the [[Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line|Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-tatanagar-badampahar-demu-special-08131/3241/168/6982 | title = 0801 Tatanagar-Badampahar DEMU Special | work = Time Table | publisher = IndiaRailInfo | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jharkhand.org.in/potka | title = Potka, Jharkhand | publisher = Jharkhand.org | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
Government Vidyaniketan Haldipokhar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 3,500 books, and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/purbi-singhbhum/20180211506/upg-govt-+2s-vniketan-haldipokhar.html | title = Upg Govt +2S VNiketan Haldipokhar| publisher = Schools.org | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref>

Giri Bharati High School Haldipokhar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground, a library with 2,640 books and 1 computer for teaching and learning purposes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/purbi-singhbhum/20180211507/h-s-giribharti-haldipokhar.html | title = Giri Bharati Haldipokhar| publisher = Schools.org | access-date = 20 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kolhan Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in East Singhbhum district]]

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