Galudih | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 22.6464°N 86.4045°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 311 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 833101 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Area Code: | 0657 |
Registration Plate: | JH 05 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 59.62% |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Galudih is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
There is a police station at Galudih.[1]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Galudi had a total population of 311, of which 163 (52%) were males and 148 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 46. The total number of literate persons in Galudi was 158 (59.62% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Galudih is located at 22.6464°N 86.4045°W.
The Galudih barrage across the Subarnarekha is a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, which is a joint venture of the states of Bihar (later Jharkhand), West Bengal and Odisha. The barrage diverts water into canals on both sides of the river. Chandil Dam is also a part pf this project. Burudi Lake is about 4 km away.[3] [4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.
Galudih railway station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line.[7]