Keredari Explained

Keredari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.8675°N 85.0923°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hazaribagh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3,693
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Keredari (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:825311 (Barkagaon)
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06551
Registration Plate:JH 02

Keredari is a village in the Keredari CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Keredari is located at 23.8675°N 85.0923°W.

Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many census towns in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of Central Coalfields are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts.[1] [2] [3]

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. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Civic administration

Police station

Keredari police station serves the Keredari CD block.[4]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Keredari CD block are located at Keredari.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Keredari had a total population of 3,693, of which 1,912 (52%) were males and 1,781 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 653. The total number of literate persons in Keredari was 1,850 (60.86% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Economy

As of 2020, as per a newspaper report, Central Coalfields has initiated steps for acquisition of 3331.50 acres of land in 7 villages (6 in Keredari CD block in Hazaribagh district and 1 in Tandwa CD block in Chatra district) for the Chandragupta open cast project in the Amrapali & Chandragupta Area of CCL. The announcement is being made in the villages with the beating of drums. Quoting company officials, the report says that the area has reserves of 600 million tonnes of coal, and annual production target for Chandragupta OCP is 20 million tonnes.[7]

Transport

State Highway 7 passes through Keredari.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A . Pages 11-14 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. . 1 November 2017.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011, Series 21, Part XII B . Census of India 2011 Page 26 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand . 26 January 2021.
  3. Web site: The North Karanpura Coalfields . Jharkhand . sinclair-environmental . 15 January 2021 . dead . https://archive.today/20150516093809/http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm . 16 May 2015 .
  4. Web site: Jharkhand Police. Contact Number. Jharkhand Government. 11 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206160714/http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/hazaribagh. 6 December 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Official Website of Hazaribag District. Administration – Subdivision and Blocks. Jharkhand Government. 11 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120205005632/http://www.hazaribag.nic.in/index.htm. 5 February 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 11 November 2017.
  7. Web site: बहुप्रतीक्षित सीसीएल की चंद्रगुप्त कोल माइंस केरेडारी प्रखंड में खुलने की तैयारी में (Preparations on for opening of the much-awaited Chandragupta Coal Mines in Keredari Block) . in Hindi . livehindustan.com, 5 September 2020 . 15 January 2021.
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