Ghatshila block is a community development (CD) block that forms an administrative division in the Ghatshila subdivision of East Singhbhum district , in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
58-691: Ghatshila is a small town in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district , in the Indian state of Jharkhand . According to legends, the royal family of the Kingdom of Dhalbhum ware originally the members of the primitive Bhumij race, who was selected by the other Bhumij chiefs as their feudal ruler. The zamindars later became Hinduised, and adopted
116-549: A British company, set up the Indian Copper Complex at Ghatshila in 1930. It was nationalised in 1972 and merged with Hindustan Copper Limited . It has copper mines at Surda, Siddheswari Chapri, Kendadih, Patharbera and Rakha and processing plants such as conentrator and smelter at Moubhander, about a mile Ghatshila. Owing to a sharp decline in the price of copper in the international market in 1989, mining operations were stopped. However, as of 2021, with price rise in
174-409: A large number of youths to get their primary education in the town itself which has also helped in increasing the literacy rate of Ghatshila to 85.03%. Some of the prominent schools and colleges are listed below. Radio Station: 100.1 MHz (Akashvani Ghatshila) To enhance the mental and physical wellness sports play a crucial role. There are ample number of sports clubs and grounds distributed over
232-563: A mismatch between the ST and language figures. The figures quoted here are as officially published on the internet. Percentages have been calculated. The only Census town in the Ghatshila CD block is (2011 population figure in brackets): Ghatshila (40,624). According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Ghatshila CD block was 80,151 (70.72% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 46,291 (80.54% of
290-839: A zamindar of Dampara (Ghatshila) in Dhalbhum , revolted against the enhanced revenue taxes of the British East India Company. This revolt is well known as Chuar rebellion , the first revolt against British East India Company in Bengal Presidency . Inspired by the Dampara zamindar Jagannath Patar, the Raja declared himself as an independent ruler of Dhalbhum and refused to pay taxes to the British. Captain Morgan
348-529: Is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Ghatshila, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Religion in Ghatshila (2011). Hinduism is the dominant religion in Ghatshila, followed by 76.66% of the population. Islam is a significant minority, followed by 11.56% of the population. Other religions with a significant number of adherents include Sikhism (2.28%) and Christianity (1.62%). Languages spoken in Ghatshila town (2011) According to 2011 census, Bengali
406-701: Is 8.2 million. Among the ORP faiths, six faiths- 4.957 million-strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million-strong Gond , 506,000-strong Sari , Donyi-Polo (302,000) in Arunachal Pradesh, Sanamahism (222,000) in Manipur, Khasi (138,000) in Meghalaya dominate. Maharashtra is having the highest number of non-religious in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Kerala. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes
464-611: Is at a distance of 45 km (by road) and 37 km (by railroad) west of this town. Most of the trains running from Kharagpur that goes to west towards Jamshedpur, have a stoppage here. Distance between Ghatsila and Kharagpur is about 98 km. It is a railway station on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of Howrah–Mumbai track, 215 km from Howrah. Notable trains which stop here are Ispat Express (train no. 12781/12782), Kurla–Howrah Express (train no. 18030/18029), Steel Express (train no. 12813/12814). It
522-420: Is calculated using 12 segments - nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank account, as compared to the previous approach of just considering the poverty line”. Approximately 25.01% population of the country was multidimensionally poor. State-wise Bihar was the poorest with 51.91% of
580-703: Is home to many religions such as Hinduism , Islam , Christianity , Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism , while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions which have been practiced alongside major religions for centuries. According to the 2011 census, the total number of households in India is 248.8 million. Of which 202.4 million are Hindu, 31.2 million are Muslim, 6.3 million are Christian, 4.1 million are Sikh, and 1.9 million are Jain According to 2011 census, there are around 3.01 million places of worship in India. The religious data on India census 2011
638-406: Is located at Ghatshila town. According to the 2011 Census of India , Ghatshila CD block had a total population of 129,905, of which 89,281 were rural and 40,624 were urban. There were 65,918 (51%) males and 63,987 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 16,571. Scheduled Castes numbered 8,473 (6.52%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 54,664 (42.08%). Note: There seems to be
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#1732790653945696-465: Is located at Moubhandar, a mile away. This is the chief employer or indirect source of income for the people of Ghatshila, Moubhandar, Musabani and nearby villages. Ghatshila is best known for these mines because they are Asia's first copper mines and the world's second deepest mines. Ghatshila is connected to most of the important stations in Bihar and Jharkhand through rail and road network. Jamshedpur
754-478: Is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. Over half the population resided in the six most populous states of Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra , Bihar , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh . Of the 1.21 billion Indians, 833 million (68.84%) live in rural areas while 377 million stay in urban areas. 453.6 million people in India are migrants, which is 37.8% of total population. India
812-427: Is trilingual. Hindi, Bengali speakers are India's least multilingual groups. Numbers regarding languages spoken available in the 2011 Indian census data may not reflect actual data in India due to how the data was collected, with participants being allowed to give any response they wished for what languages they spoke. Any individual above age seven who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand
870-480: Is well connected to 3 metros in India namely Mumbai (by Bombay Express), Kolkata (many trains starting from 6 o'clock in the morning by Steel Express to midnight at 1.15 by Samleshwari Exp) and New Delhi (by Neelachal Express, Purushottam Express and Utkal Express). There are many local Passenger trains connecting Jamshedpur and Kharagpur with Ghatshila. It is about 240 km from Kolkata . Those traveling from Kolkata first have to take NH 6 to Baharagora and then take
928-489: The 15th Indian census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India . The second population enumeration phase
986-505: The British Raj in 1931. During the early census, people often exaggerated their caste status to garner social status and it is expected that people downgrade it now in the expectation of gaining government benefits. Earlier, there was speculation that there would be a caste-based census conducted in 2011, the first time in 80 years (last was in 1931), to find the exact population of the " Other Backward Classes " (OBCs) in India. This
1044-633: The Kharkai . The district consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Boram, Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai and Potka CD blocks, and (2) Ghatshila subdivision with Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Musabani, Dumaria, Gurbandha, Chakulia and Baharagora CD blocks. Ghatshila CD block is bounded by the Bandwan CD block in the Purulia district and Binpur II CD block in the Jhargram district of
1102-808: The Population by Mother Tongue 2011 data, in the Ghatshila subdistrict, Bengali was the mother-tongue of 70,318 persons forming 54.13% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Santali (36,374/ 28.00%), Hindi (11,188/ 8.61%), Urdu (3,161/ 2.43%), Mundari (2,519/ 1.94%), Odia (2,412/ 1.86%), Ho (1,617/ 1.24%), Punjabi (927/ 0.71%), and persons with other languages as mother-tongue (1,399/ 1.08%). Other languages included 489 persons having Maithili as mother-tongue. Note: An attempt has been made to include all language groups each with at least 500 persons as their mother-tongue and only those groups with less than 500 persons as their mother-tongue are included in
1160-593: The 2011 census 0.24% of India's population of 1.21 billion. Given below is the decade-by-decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census. There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status – Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India. As per 2011 census, six major faiths- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains make up over 99.4% of India's 1.21 billion population, while "other religions, persuasions" (ORP) count
1218-639: The Ghatshila subdistrict, Hindus numbered 83,327 and formed 64.14% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Other religious communities (39,423/ 30.35%), Muslims (5,882/ 4.53%), Christians (1,187/ 0.91%), and persons who did not state their religion (86/ 0.07%). NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) has released the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI) baseline report in November 2021. “MPI
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#17327906539451276-787: The West Bengal state on the north, the Dhalbhumgarh CD block on the east, the Musabani CD block on the south, and the Potka and the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD blocks on the west. Note: Jhargram is a new district, carved out of Paschim Medinipur district, in West Bengal and maps are yet to be updated. Ghatshila CD block has an area of 349.12 km . Ghatshila and Galudih police stations serve Ghatshila CD block. The headquarters of Ghatshila CD block
1334-483: The administrative capital of Dhalbhum. Ghatshila has several palaces, schools and administrative buildings constructed by the rulers of Dhalbhum zamindari. After several attempts in 1765, the British invaded the Dhalbhum and Ghatshila areas in 1767. The Raja of Ghatshila resisted along with his countrymen, but was later arrested and his nephew Jagannath Dhal was appointed as the new ruler. In 1767, Jagannath Singh Patar,
1392-434: The age range 0–6 years was 4,292. The total number of literate persons in Ghatshila was 30,892 (85.03% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Ghatshila block#Language and religion ) As of 2001 India census , Ghatshila had a population of 37,850. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghatshila has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
1450-486: The area. The first police station in the area was opened in 1912 at Jugsalai . The Kalimati Sakchi village was renamed ‘ Jamshedpur ’ in 1917. Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters. Jamshedpur Notified Area was established in 1924. East Singhbhum district, with Jamshedpur as headquarters, was set up in 1990. Ghatshila was earlier the headquarters of the Rajas of Dhalbhum . Ghatshila block
1508-1269: The class of total workers, cultivators numbered 11,532 and formed 22.60%, agricultural labourers numbered 13,745 and formed 26.94%, household industry workers numbered 1,829 and formed 3.58% and other workers numbered 23,924 and formed 46.88%. Total workers numbered 51,030 and formed 39.28% of the total population non-workers numbered 78,875 and formed 60.72% of the population. There are 152 inhabited villages in Ghatshila CD block. In 2011, 136 villages had power supply. 23 villages had tap water, 135 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 143 villages had hand pumps, and 3 villages did not have drinking water facility. 13 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 23 villages had telephone (land line), 75 villages had mobile phone coverage. 148 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 42 villages had bus service (public/ private), 18 villages had autos / modified autos, 15 villages had taxi/ vans, 54 villages had tractors. 21 villages had bank branches, 17 village had agricultural credit society, 15 villages had cinema/ video halls, 30 villages had availability of newspapers, 102 villages had ration shops , 79 villages had weekly haat , 90 villages had assembly polling stations . The Indian Copper Corporation,
1566-409: The estimated world average of US$ 4.60 per person. Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav , and Mulayam Singh Yadav supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party , Shiromani Akali Dal , Shiv Sena and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . Information on caste was last collected during
1624-443: The first time in 2011. The overall sex ratio of the population is 943 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The official count of the third gender in India is 490,000 The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil . India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh
1682-417: The information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID have been issued in 2011. Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011 (and was updated on 20 May 2013). Transgender population was counted in population census in India for
1740-679: The international market, operations are being revived in the mines. Ghatsila and Galudih railway stations are on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line , which is a part of both Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line and Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line . Ghatshila CD block had 26 villages with pre-primary schools, 103 villages with primary schools, 41 villages with middle schools, 8 villages with secondary schools, 3 villages with senior secondary schools, 44 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Ghatshila College
1798-604: The male population over 6 years) and females numbered 33,860 (60.61% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.93%. As of 2011 census, literacy in Purbi Singhbhum district was 76.13%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Languages in Ghatshila CD block (2011) According to
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1856-503: The nearest general degree college at Jamshedpur , 12 km (7.5 mi) away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 2 public libraries, 2 reading rooms. An important commodity it produced was copper. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society. Hindustan Copper Limited
1914-463: The places of interest are: Near North Near East Near West Ghatsila Tourist Information Center [REDACTED] Ghatshila travel guide from Wikivoyage Ghatshila block The laying of the foundation stone of the steel plant by Tata Steel (then known as Tata Iron and Steel Company) in 1907 at Sakchi Kalimati in Singhbhum district marked the beginning of the industrialisation of
1972-452: The population being poor, followed by Jharkhand with 42.16% of the population being poor. The silver lining in this scenario is that within Jharkhand, the richest districts are East Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Bokaro, and Ranchi. These districts are having industries and/or mining activity. However, CD blocks still largely dependent on agriculture have remained traditional. Livelihood in Ghatshila CD block In Ghatshila CD block in 2011, amongst
2030-512: The protected water supply involved hand pump, tap water from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 8,153 domestic electric connections, 116 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital (with 70 beds), 20 dispensaries, 20 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 2 nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 25 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 16 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools,
2088-571: The rebellion was quelled. Ghatshila is located at 22°36′N 86°29′E / 22.60°N 86.48°E / 22.60; 86.48 . It has an average elevation of 103 m (338 ft). It is 45 km from Jamshedpur . The town is located on the bank of the Subarnarekha River , and it is situated in a forested area. It contains a railway station on the main line of the South Eastern Railway . Ghatsila
2146-514: The rest Babu. The area of the kingdom of Dhalbhum was approximately 1,200-square-mile (3,100 km). Raja Jaganath constructed the Rankini Mandir at Galudih . But due to some problem, he shifted the Kali temple along with all the associates and other people to Ghatsila and built up a temple of goddess Kali , beside Ghatshila police station which is known as Rankini Mata . Ghatshila was
2204-508: The road to Jamshedpur. Buses plying between Kharagpur and Jamshedpur pass through Ghatshila. Buses plying from Bhubaneswar or Kolkata to Jamshedpur or Ranchi also pass through Ghatshila. By road Jamshedpur is 45 km away. There are many buses connecting Ghatsila to Jamshedpur daily, from morning 6 o'clock to evening 5 o'clock. There are two routes connecting Jamshedpur to Ghatsila, one route through NH33 and another route through Jadugoda. There are large number of schools and colleges which help
2262-422: The rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas. 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. There is a police station at Ghatshila. According to the 2011 Census of India , Ghatshila had a total population of 40,624, of which 20,912 (51%) were males and 17,912 (49%) were females. Population in
2320-500: The third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India . The 2011 census report on bilingualism and trilingualism , which provides data on the two languages in order of preference in which a person is proficient other than the mother tongue, was released in September 2018. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 314.9 million, which is 26% of the population in 2011. 7% of Indian population
2378-472: The title 'Dhal' or 'Dhabal Deo'. These families kept up a sort of semi-royal state and dignified their heir-apparent and those in immediate succession with title of honor, which denotes precedence. Thus, in the Dhal dynasty of Dhalbhum, the oldest son of the ruling king (Rajah) took the title of Jubraj (Yuvraj), the second that of Hikkim, the third of Bara Thakur, the fourth that of Kuar, the fifth that of Musib and
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2436-537: The town. Some of them are enlisted below: Moubhandar Sports Club organises a cricket tournament every December. The tournament is named after the memory of Late. Basuki Singh. Basuki Singh Memorial cricket tournament is quite famous in Ghatsila. Ghatsila has a very diverse culture and a number of community live here peacefully. Many festivals are celebrated here. Some of the There are many other festivals also. Some of
2494-467: The widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of " Hindi languages ". According to 2011 census, 57.1% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 43.63% of Indian people have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue. The language data was released on 26 June 2018. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri in the second place, with Meitei (officially called Manipuri ) as well as Gujarati , in
2552-422: The “other languages” category. Comparatively smaller language groups with 200+ persons as their mother-tongue are mentioned in the text. Many languages have sub-groups. Those who are interested can see the reference for more details. Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language. According to the Population by Religious Communities 2011 data, in
2610-499: Was Our Census, Our Future . Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories , the census covered 640 districts, 5,924 sub-districts, 7,935 towns and more than 600,000 villages. A total of 2.7 million officials visited households in 7,935 towns and 600,000 villages, classifying the population according to gender, religion, education and occupation. The cost of the exercise was approximately ₹ 2,200 crore (US$ 260 million) – this comes to less than US$ 0.50 per person, well below
2668-594: Was also collected in the first phase. The second, the population enumeration phase, was conducted from 9 – 28 February 2011 all over the country. The eradication of epidemics, the availability of more effective medicines for the treatment of various types of diseases and the improvement in the standard of living were the main reasons for the high decadal growth of population in India. The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions. The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions. The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions. Once
2726-499: Was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages. In 2011, India and Bangladesh also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border. The census was conducted in two phases. The first, the house-listing phase, began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses. Information for the National Population Register
2784-401: Was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census
2842-644: Was conducted in Kerala in 1968 by the Government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad to assess the social and economic backwardness of various lower castes. The census was termed Socio-Economic Survey of 1968 and the results were published in the Gazetteer of Kerala, 1971. C. Chandramouli IAS was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian census. Census data
2900-400: Was considered literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age five were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age seven and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of
2958-449: Was established at Ghatshila in 1961. Ghatshila CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres , 26 villages with primary health subcentres, 9 villages with maternity and child welfares centre, 3 villages with dispensaries, 6 villages with family welfare centres, 8 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included 2011 Census of India The 2011 census of India or
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#17327906539453016-601: Was established in 1962 with headquarters at Ghatshila. Ghatshila is located at 22°35′32″N 86°28′27″E / 22.5921°N 86.4743°E / 22.5921; 86.4743 . “The district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The Seraikela Dhalbhumgarh upland and the Dalma range are natural divisions of the district. The main rivers are the Subarnarekha and
3074-412: Was established on 4 May 1962. The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai . The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in
3132-462: Was formerly the headquarters of the kingdom of Dhalbhum . Ghatsila has its diversity with dams, falls, rivers, forest, mountains and valley. The scenes are breathtaking especially at sunset. It has a township as well as a village touch. There are areas where people still do farming for a living; these areas are untouched and unexplored. There is a community development block named Ghatshila block , which has its headquarters at Ghatshila. This block
3190-477: Was later accepted and the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was conducted whose first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley . Mandal Commission report of 1980 quoted OBC population at 52%, though National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey of 2006 quoted OBC population at 41%. There is only one other instance of a caste count in post-independence India. It
3248-537: Was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015. Hindus are 79.8% (966.3 million) while Sikhs are 20.8 million comprising 1.72% of the population, Muslims are 14.23% (172.2 million) in India. and Christians are 2.30% (28.7 million). According to the 2011 census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India. For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census. 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to "No Religion" in India in
3306-464: Was sent to Ghatshila, Raja Jagannath was removed from his throne and made Baikunth Dhal (Nemu Dhal) the king. Unhappy with the decision, Raja Jagannath Dhal revolted. In which the Rajah of Jhargram and Dampara sardar Jagannath Patar, assisted him. The English Company sent Lieutenant Rook and Charles Magan to suppress the rebellion. In 1777, the British re-proclaimed Jagannath Dhal as the king, after which
3364-522: Was the most spoken language in Ghatshila town with 20,572 speakers followed by Hindi at 9,215, Urdu at 3,085, Santali at 2,602 and Odia at 2,130. According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum , Ghatshila covered an area of 15.97 km (6.17 sq mi). It has an annual rainfall of 1,030.2 mm (40.56 in). Among the civic amenities, it had 24 km (15 mi) of roads with both closed and open drains,
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