Arsande Explained

Arsande
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.4284°N 85.337°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ranchi
Government Type:Federal democracy
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.64
Population Total:9582
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Kanke block#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:834006
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:0651
Registration Plate:JH 01
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:89.50%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ranchi
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Kanke

Arsande is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Arsande is located at 23.4284°N 85.337°W.

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.

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, Arsande had a total population of 9,582, of which 4,966 (52%) were males and 4,616 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,097. The total number of literate persons in Arsande was 7,556 (89.50% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi, Arsande covered an area of 4.64 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tube well/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 1,589 domestic electric connections, 12 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 7 dispensaries, 7 health centres, 5 family welfare centres, 7 maternity and child welfare centres, 9 maternity homes, 1 nursing home, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 secondary schools, Other school facilities at Boreya 1.5 km away. An important commodity it produced was furniture. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A. Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 19 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Central Coalfields Limited. Areas – North Karanpura . CCL. 19 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Central Coalfields Limited. Areas – Piparwar . CCL. 19 September 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 14: Industry . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 19 September 2021.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 373566, page 28-29. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 11 September 2021.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A . Pages 675-681. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 10 September 2021.