Haludpukur

Haludpukur (also referred to as Haludpukhur, Haldipokhar) is a census town in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Haludpukur Haludpukhur, Haldipokhar
Census Town
Haludpukur Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Haludpukur Haludpukur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.6101°N 86.1385°E / 22.6101; 86.1385
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	East Singhbhum
Area
• Total	6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,485
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	831002
Telephone/STD code	0657
Vehicle registration	JH 05
Literacy	78.97%
Lok Sabha constituency	Jamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Potka
Website	jamshedpur.nic.in

Geography

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Dalma
Wildlife
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Kharkhai
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Subarnarekha
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Musabani

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Jadugora

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Haludpukur

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Ghatshila

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Galudih

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Burudi

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Chakuliya

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Jamshedpur

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Potka

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Patamda

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Mahulia

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Kokpara

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Hata

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Gurbandha

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Dumaria

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Boram

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Dhalbhumgarh

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Baharagora

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Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Haldipokhar is located at 22.6101°N 86.1385°E / 22.6101; 86.1385.

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.^[1] 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.^[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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Haludpukhur had a total population of 10,485, of which 5,317 (51%) were males and 5,168 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,517. The total number of literate persons in Haludpukhur was 7,082 (78.97% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Language

Languages spoken in Haludpukur census town (2011)^[4]

  Urdu (48.1%)

  Bengali (34.8%)

  Hindi (10.9%)

  Odia (4.9%)

  Mundari (0.6%)

  Munda (0.3%)

  Other (0.4%)

Religion

Religions in Haludpukur town (2011)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			50.1%
Hinduism			46.5%
Unclassified Sect.			2.9%
Christianity			0.1%
Not stated			0.4%

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum, Haludpukhur covered an area of 6.35 km² (2.45 sq mi). It has an annual rainfall of 1,030.2 mm (40.56 in). Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km (3.1 mi) of roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 1,741 domestic electric connections, 4 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital (with 10 beds), 35 dispensaries, 35 health centres, 10 family welfare centres, 10 maternity and child welfare centres, 7 maternity homes, 2 nursing homes, 12 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 4 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Karandih, 16 km (9.9 mi) away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall. It produced bamboo baskets and leaf plates. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.^[6]

Transport

Haludpukur Railway Station is on the Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line.^[7][8]

Education

Government Vidyaniketan Haldipokhar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 3,500 books, and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.^[9]

Giri Bharati High School Haldipokhar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground, a library with 2,640 books and 1 computer for teaching and learning purposes.^[10]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363910, Pages 26-27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
4. "C-16 City: Population by mother tongue (town level), Jharkhand - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Alt URL
5. "C-01: Population by religious community, Jharkhand - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
6. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 863-871. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
7. "0801 Tatanagar-Badampahar DEMU Special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
8. "Potka, Jharkhand". Jharkhand.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
9. "Upg Govt +2S VNiketan Haldipokhar". Schools.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
10. "Giri Bharati Haldipokhar". Schools.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.