Burmu

Burmu is a village in the Burmu CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Burmu
Village
Burmu Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Burmu Burmu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.5746°N 85.1315°E / 23.5746; 85.1315
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,661
Languages (*For language details see Burmu block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835214
Telephone/ STD code	06530
Vehicle registration	JH 01
Literacy	61.30%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kanke
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Geography

15km
10miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

Khukhragarh

H

Sikidiri

R

Pithuriya

R

Narkopi

R

CCL North
Karanpura Area

Koel
River

Damodar
River

Bhairavi
River

Karkari
River

Kanchi
River

Raru
River

Subarnarekha
River

Getalsud
Dam

D

Dassam Falls

T

Jonha Falls

T

Hundru
Falls

T

Tundul

CT

Tati

CT

Ray

CT

Ratu

CT

Namkum

N

Muri

CT

Khelari

CT

Kanke

CT

Irba

CT

Churi

CT

Bishrampur

CT

Bargarwa

CT

Arsande

CT

Ara

CT

Bundu

M

Ranchi

M

Hatia

R

Tamar

R

Sonahatu

R

Silli

R

Rahe

R

Ormanjhi

R

Nagri

R

Mesra

R

Mandar

R

Lapung

R

Itki

R

Dakra

R

Chutupalu

R

Chanho

R

Burmu

R

Bero

R

Balsokra

R

Angara

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Burmu is located at 23.5746°N 85.1315°E / 23.5746; 85.1315.

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map.^[1] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district.^[2][3] There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence.^[4] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.^[5]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Burmu.^[6]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Burmu CD block are located at Burmu.^[7]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Burmu had a total population of 3,661, of which 1,867 (51%) were males and 1,794 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 581. The total number of literate persons in Burmu was 1,888 (61.30% of the population over 6 years).^[8]

Education

Rajeev Gandhi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It is a private unaided institution.^[9]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has a library with 768 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.^[10]

Model School Burmu is a government run English-medium coeducational school established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class IX.^[11]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
3. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "District Police Profile - Ranchi". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Ranchi district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
8. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 373412, page 124-125. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
9. "Rajeev Gandhi High School Burmu (Unaided)". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
10. "KGBV". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
11. "Model School Burmu". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.