Meghahatuburu | |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 22.07°N 85.26°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 785 |
Population Total: | 6879 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Ho, Santali |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 833223 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 06596(Noamundi) |
Registration Plate: | JH |
Meghahatuburu (mentioned in census records as Meghahatuburu Forest village) is a census town in West Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town was largely built by the Steel Authority of India Limited as it is the Raw Material Division of SAIL.
The towns of Meghahatuburu and Kiriburu are contiguous, sharing many local facilities, Meghahatuburu & Kiriburu are in West Singhbhum district of the state of Jharkhand.
They are differentiated by MIOM and KIOM, the two iron ore mines. Meghahatuburu is a major tourist centre of Jharkhand.[1] It is adjacent to a very dense forest (Saranda) and has streams and mountain ranges. Megahatuburu is very rich in iron ore and many companies are excavating the ore. This place had an annual rainfall of 128cc which has decreased because of the cutting of trees.
There are many great places to visit in Kiriburu and Meghataburu, some of them are, Saranda Forest, Pundul Waterfall, Swapneswar Temple, Khandadhar Waterfall, Sanaghagara Waterfall, etc.[2]
India census,[3] Meghahatuburu Forest village had a population of 6,879. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Meghahatuburu Forest village has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 66%. In Meghahatuburu Forest village, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.