Govindpur (community development block)
| Govindpur | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Govindpur   Govindpur Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′19″N 86°31′7″E / 23.83861°N 86.51861°ECoordinates: 23°50′19″N 86°31′7″E / 23.83861°N 86.51861°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| CD block | Govindpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 245,697 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 144,233 (69.99%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 828109 (Govindpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06540 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 10 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhanbad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sindri |
| Website |
dhanbad |
| CD Block | |
Govindpur (also spelled Gobindpur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 12 km from Dhanbad, the district headquarters.
Geography
Govindpur is located at 23°50′19″N 86°31′7″E / 23.83861°N 86.51861°E.[1]
Govindpur CD Block has an area of 33,443.81 ha, out of which 2,360.99 is forest area. It has 40 panchayats and 225 villages.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Gobindpur CD Block had a total population of 245,697, of which 220,384 were rural and 25,313 were urban. There were 127,285 males and 118,412 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 27,617 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 34,026. Population below 6 years was 39,613.[3]
Gobindpur CD Block has three census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Gobindpur (11,318), Karmatanr (6,392) and Jangalpur (7,603).[3]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gobindpur CD Block was 144,233 (69.99 per cent of the population above 6 years) out of which 86,322 were males and 54,901 were females.[3]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]
Economy
Kandra Industrial Area, located in this block, produces chemicals etc. based on mining products.[2]
References
- ↑ "Govindpur High School Dhanbad". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Welcome to the coal capital of India Dhanbad". Block offices. Dhanbad district administration. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.