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Gidhour (also written as Gidhaur) is a village and gram panchayat in the Gidhour CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Gidhour is located at Template:Coord.
Area overview
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about Template:Convert above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over Template:Convert in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational 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, Gidhaur (location code 349242) had a total population of 5,520, of which 2,863 (52%) were males and 2,657 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 848. The total number of literate persons in Gidhaur was 3,510 (75.13% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Civic administration
Police station
Gidhour police station serves Gidhour CD block.[5]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Gidhour CD block is at Gidhour village.[6]
References
- ↑ Chatra - the official website. Chatra district authority. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra. The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ The North Karanpura Coalfields. sinclair-environmental. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ District Police Profile – Chatra. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand. Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
