Bolba Explained

Bolba
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.4313°N 84.3449°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1489
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835226
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06525
Registration Plate:JH 20
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:77.32%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Bolba is a village in the Bolba CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Bolba is located at 22.4313°N 84.3449°W

Area overview

In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100–1,200 mm) for a living.[1]

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

There is a police station at Bolba.[2] The headquarters of Bolba CD block are located at Bolba village.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bolba had a total population of 1,489, of which 683 (46%) were males and 806 (54%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 237. The total number of literate persons in Bolba was 968 (77.32% of the population over 6 years.[4]

(*For language details see Bolba block#Language and religion)

Education

S.S. High School Bolba is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a library with 147 books.[5]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 860 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[6]

Project Girls High School Bolba is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established at Pakarbahar in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 102 books.[7]

Healthcare

There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Bolba.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 5 November 2021.
  2. Web site: District Police Profile - Bolba. Jharkhand Police. 3 November 2021. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220940/https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/simdega. dead.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Simdega district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376547, pages 84-85. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  5. Web site: SS High School Bolba. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
  6. Web site: KGBV Bolba. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Project Girls HS Bolba. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Hospitals . Simdega district administration . 3 November 2021.

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