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Burudi

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Settlement type Village
Country India
State
District
Subdivision
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Burudih Lake, Feb 2021
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Burudih Lake, Feb 2021

Burudi is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.

Geography

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Location

Burudi is located at Template:Coord.

Burudi Dam is Template:Cvt from Ghatsila railway station, Template:Cvt from Jamshedpur, and Template:Cvt from Kolkata.[1]

Burudi Dam

Burudi Dam was built in the scenic surroundings of Dalma Hills during the British Raj.[1]

Binda Mela (fair), held for a fortnight in October, presents Santali handicrafts, paintings, jewellery, lamps, pots and other rural items.[1]

Dharagiri Falls, about Template:Cvt in height, and Phuldungri Hills, both popular tourist spots, are in the same direction as Burudi from Ghatshila.[1]

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 and the Kharkai.[2] 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.[3]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Burudi had a total population of 293, of which 145 (49%) were males and 148 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 43. The total number of literate persons in Burudi was 182 (72.80% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Ghatshila block#Language and religion)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Explore Burudi Dam in Ghtashila as a Weekend Destination. Tripinfi.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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