Chota Gamahria

Chota Gamahria (also spelled Gamharia or Gamaria) is a census town in the Adityapur CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chota Gamahria
Census Town
Chota Gamahria
Location in Jharkhand, India
Chota Gamahria
Chota Gamahria (India)
Coordinates: 22.8201°N 86.0987°E / 22.8201; 86.0987
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSeraikela Kharsawan
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Area
 • Total2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,505
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
832108
Telephone/ STD code0657
Vehicle registrationJH 22
Literacy88.48%
Lok Sabha constituencySinghbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituencySeraikella
Websiteseraikela.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in Seraikela Kharsawan district in Kolhan Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chota Gamaria is located at 22.8201°N 86.0987°E / 22.8201; 86.0987.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[1][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.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Gamharia.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chota Gamahria had a total population of 7,505, of which 4,033 (54%) were males and 3,472 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 970. The total number of literate persons in Chota Gamahria was 5,782 (88.48% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Adityapur block#Language and religion)

Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration includes: Jamshedpur (Industrial Town), Jamshedpur (NAC), Tata Nagar Railway Colony (OG), Mango (NAC), Jugsalai (M), Bagbera (CT), Chhota Gobindpur (CT), Haludbani (CT), Sarjamda (CT), Gadhra (CT), Ghorabandha (CT), Purihasa (CT), Adityapur (M Corp.), Chota Gamahria (CT) and Kapali (CT).[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Seraikela Kharsawan, Chota Gamahria covered an area of 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi). It has an annual rainfall of 1,086.1 mm (42.76 in). Among the civic amenities, it had six km (3.7 mi) of roads with both closed and open drains. The protected water supply involved tube well/ bore well, hand pump, overhead tank. It had 1,588 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 5 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, other educational facilities at Jamshedpurfifteen km (9.3 mi) away. It had 1 polytechnic. Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were bell metal utensils, gold jewellery, mask making. It had the branch offices of 6 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 co-operative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.[6]

Transport

There is a station at Gamharia on the Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.[7]

Education

Arka Jain University, is a private university at Mohanpur, Gamharia, establshed in 2011. It offers 25 courses across 10 streams.[8][9]

MSME Tool Room (Indo Danish Tool Room), Jamshedpur Main Centre, located at Gamharia, offers diploma, certificate and skill development programmes.[10]

XITE (Xavier Institute of Tribal Education) College was established at Gamharia by the Jamshedpur Jesuit Society in 2003 initially as a coaching centre, “but in 2007 it began to offer degree programmes BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and subsequently B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce Honors) and other programmes.” XITE College is one of the units of Xavier Colleges. It has a 34.5 acre campus with hostels, sports facilties etc. “The College provides additional facilities such as training in CAT, XAT, GMAT, Banking, Railway, Tally, and other competitive examinations to its students”.[11][12]

Government High School at Chota Gamahria is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and XII. The school has a playground.[13]

References
  1. "Bihar District Gazetteers - Singhbhum" (PDF). P.C. Roy Chaudhury. Secretariat Press, Bihar, Patna, 1958. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 30: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "District Police Profile – Seraikella Kharsawan". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Seraikela Khasawan, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location Code: 379288, Pages 152-153: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 632-637. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. "58113 Tatanagar-Bilaspur Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. "Arka Jain University". AJU. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. "Arka Jain University Jamshedpur". College Dunia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. "Indo Danish Tool Room | MSME Tool Room | Jamshedpur". idtr.gov.in. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. "XITE College". XITE. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  12. "Xavier Institute of Tribal Education XITE Gamharia". IND Career. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  13. "S.S. High School Gamharia". Schools.org. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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