Galudih Explained

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.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Galudih.[1]

Demographics

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]

Geography

Location

Galudih is located at 22.6464°N 86.4045°W.

Galudih Barrage

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]

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.[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.

Transport

Galudih railway station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Police Profile – East Singhbhum . Jharkhand Police . 21 December 2021 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622213448/https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/east-singhbhum . dead .
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Location code: 363559, Pages 164-165: District primary census abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 21 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Galudih City Tour . Indyatour . 21 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project . Jharkhand government . 21 December 2021.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 7: Natural Divisions . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 December 2021.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 December 2021.
  7. Web site: 68011 Kharagpur-Tatanagar MEMU . Time Table . 21 December 2021.