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Bandh Dih is a census town in the Jaridih CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district of Jharkhand, India.
Bandhdih | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Bandhdih Location in Jharkhand, India  Bandhdih Bandhdih (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.665333°N 86.016244°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,192 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829301 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06542 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bermo |
| Website | bokaro |
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Bokaro
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Konar
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River
Damodar River
Tenughat
Dam
Dam
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Petarwar
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Nawadih
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Kasmar
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Mahuatand
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Pindrajora
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Siyaljori
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Chandankiyari
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Bokaro Steel Plant
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Bokaro B TPS
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Tenughat TPS
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CCL Kathara Area
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CCL Dhori Area
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CCL B&K Area
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Phusro
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Chas
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Tenu
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Bhandra
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Tanr Balidih
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Jena
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Bandh Dih
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Tenudam-cum-Kathara
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Saram
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Lalpania
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Hasir
CT
Gomia
CT
Bandhgora
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Bokaro Steel City
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Dugda
CT
Sijhua
CT
Bursera
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Termi
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Chandrapura
CT
Narra
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Telo
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Jaridih Bazar
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Bermo
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Kurpania
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Bokaro (Thermal)
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Bhojudih
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Amlabad
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Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Bandh Dih is located at 23.665333°N 86.016244°E.
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2]
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.
Police station
Jaridih police station is located at Bandhdih.[3]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Jaridih CD Block are located at Bandhdih.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bandhdih had a total population of 13,192 of which 6,997 (53%) were males and 6,197 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,886. The total number of literate persons in Bandhdih was 8,566 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).[5]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Bandh Dih covered an area of 14.19 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 20 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, handpump. It had 1,806 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 9 family welfare centres, 3 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 4 nursing homes, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. One important commodity it produced was furniture. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks.[6]
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