Maranghada Explained

Maranghada
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.082°N 85.4023°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:962
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835210
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06528
Registration Plate:JH 23
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:59.07%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Maranghada is a village in the Khunti CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Maranghada is located at 23.082°N 85.4023°W

Area overview

In the adjacent map the area shown is "undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams."[1] A major part of the district is in the altitude range of, with up to ± 200 m for some parts.[2] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas.[3] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity.[4]

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

Police station

There is a police station at Maranghada.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Maranghada had a total population of 962, of which 513 (53%) were males and 449 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 178 The total number of literate persons in Maranghada was 463 (59.07% of the population over 6 years).[6]

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

Education

High School Maranghada is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 435 books.[7]

Healthcare

There is a Primary Health Centre in Maranghada.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A. Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State. Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude . Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand . 13 October 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Places of Interest . Ulihatu and Dombari Buru . Khunti district administration. 2 November 2021.
  5. Web site: District Police Profile - Khunti . Jharkhand Police. 30 October 2021.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375201, pages 114-115. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 30 October 2021.
  7. Web site: High School Maranghada . Schools.org . 30 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Hospital List . Khunti district administration . 30 October 2021.

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