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Galudih

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Settlement type Village
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

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

Civic administration

There is a police station at Galudih.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Galudi had a total population of 311, of which 163 (52%) were males and 148 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 46. The total number of literate persons in Galudi was 158 (59.62% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Geography

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Location

Galudih is located at Template:Coord.

Galudih Barrage

The Template:Cvt Galudih barrage across the Subarnarekha is a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, which is a joint venture of the states of Bihar (later Jharkhand), West Bengal and Odisha. The barrage diverts water into canals on both sides of the river. Chandil Dam is also a part of this project. Burudi Lake is about 4 km away.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.

Transport

Galudih railway station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line.[7]

References

  1. District Police Profile – East Singhbhum. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. Galudih City Tour. Indyatour. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project. Jharkhand government. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. 68011 Kharagpur-Tatanagar MEMU. Time Table. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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