Domchanch

Domchanch is a census town in the Domchanch CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Domchanch
Census Town
Domchanch Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Domchanch Domchanch (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.473056°N 85.689722°E / 24.473056; 85.689722
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Government
• Type	Municipal governance in India
• Body	Nagar Panchayat Domchanch
Area
• Total	11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,890
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Domchanch (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825407
Telephone/ STD code	06543
Vehicle registration	JH 12
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Website	koderma.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

B

I

H

A

R

Sakri River

Barakar River

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Koderma Thermal Power Station

P

Tilaiya
Dam

D

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

CT

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

M

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Dhab

R

Chandwara

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Domchanch is located at 24.473056°N 85.689722°E / 24.473056; 85.689722.

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.^[1][2][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, Domchanch had a total population of 15,890, of which 8,161 (52%) were males and 7,648 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,541. The total number of literate persons in Domchanch was 10,337 (77.91% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Kodarma, Domchanch covered an area of 11.04 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 24 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 2,335 domestic electric connections, 30 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 2 TB hospital/ clinics, 5 nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Kodarma 11 km away. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.^[5]

Civic administration

Police station

Domchanch police station serves Domchanch CD block.^[6]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Domchanch CD block is at Domchanch town.^[7]

Transport

• There is a station nearby at Maheshpur on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.^[8]
• Jharkhand State Highway 13, passes through domchanch which connect Koderma by Giridih & Dhanbaad

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook Koderma, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 353-358. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
6. "District Police Profile - Koderma". Contact Numbers. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "District Census Handbook, Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Kodarma on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
8. "Koderma-Maheshmunda Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 10 December 2019.