Topa Explained

Topa
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.7442°N 85.4757°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ramgarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.097
Population Total:5028
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Mandu (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:825316
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06545
Registration Plate:JH
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hazaribagh
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Mandu

Topa is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Topa is located at 23.7442°N 85.4757°W.

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas).[1] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."[2]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Topa had a total population of 5,028, of which 2,660 (53%) were males and 2,368 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 656. The total number of literate persons in Topa was 3,384 (77.40% of the population over 6 years).[3]

India census,[4] Topa had a population of 5008. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Topa has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 51%. In Topa, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Topa covered an area of 4.097 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pumps, pressure tanks. It had 974 domestic electric connections, 45 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 7 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 2 family welfare centres, 5 maternity and child welfare centres, 7 maternity homes, 8 nursing homes, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Ramgarh Cantonment 20 km away. It had 6 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall. Two important commodities it produced were coal, chuna pathar. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 agricultural credit society.[5]

Economy

The projects in the Kuju Area of Central Coalfields are: Saruberia underground, Saruberia opencast, Ara open cast, Kuju underground, Topa underground, Topa open cast, Pindra underground, Pindra open cast, Pundi open cast, Karma opencast. The area office is at Hesagarha, Kuju 825316.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A. Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 9 February 2021.
  2. Book: Prasad, Ram Chandra . 2003 . Bihar . registration . New Delhi . National Book Trust, India . 5 . 81-237-0151-9.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369094, page 94. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 6 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 3 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Central Coalfields Limited. Areas - Kuju . CCL. 6 February 2021.