Pathna, Sahibganj Explained

Pathna
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.8419°N 87.756°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sahibganj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Pathna#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:816110
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06435
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rajmahal

Pathna is a location in the Pathna CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Pathna is located at 24.8419°N 87.756°W.

Pathna is not identified in 2011 census as a separate place. In the map of Pathna CD block on page 129 of the District Census Handbook 2011, Sahibganj, Pathna is marked as headquarters of the CD block but the maps in the Jharkhand census handbooks are so unclear that the mouza/ village it is located in cannot be identified. (Anybody can check the map as given in the reference and if the mouza/ village can be identified, it can be recorded here.) [1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

Headquarters of this CD block is at Pathna location.[3]

Education

Model School Pathna is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[4]

Bohra Sita Annapurna Inter Mahila College Pathna is a girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[5]

Project Girls High School Pathna is a Hindi-medium girls only (NOT coeducational as the name clearly suggests) institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 129: Map of Pathna CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 5 December 2020.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B. Map of Sahibganj on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 14 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Model School Pathna . Schools.org.in . 2 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Bohra Sita Annapurna Inter Mahila College . Schools.org.in . 2 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Project Girls HS Pathna . Schools.org.in . 2 December 2020.