Jharia Raj High School Explained

Jharia Raj High School
Address:	Rajapur, Purulia Dhanbad Rd.
City:	Dhanbad
State:	Jharkhand
Country:	India
Coordinates:	23.7527°N 86.4126°W
Established:	1866
Gender:	Co-educational

Jharia Raj High School is the oldest higher secondary school in Dhanbad district located near Jharia at Bhagatdih.

History

The school was established in 1866, by Raja Durga Prasad Singh, the Zamindar of Jharia Raj and hence named Jharia Raj High School.^[1] The district gazetteer notes that during Civil disobedience movement in 1930-34 the attendance at Jharia Raj School dropped from 420 to 89.^[2]

The school is a co-educational school, which has a large playground, library and computer learning facilities.^[3] The total number of students studying currently are 2024.^[3]

See also

• Education in India
• CBSE

Notes and References

1. News: New site for oldest school. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013112743/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151008/jsp/jharkhand/story_46681.jsp#.VtvCn-Y_yKE. dead. October 13, 2015. 6 March 2016. The Telegraph Calcutta. 8 October 2015.
2. Book: Papiya Ghosh. Civil disobedience movement in Bihar, 1930-1934. 1 January 2008. Manak Publications. 978-81-7827-000-5. 66.
3. Web site: Jharia Raj High School Jharia. 6 March 2016.