Chhotaputki

Geography

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Location

Chhotaputki is located at.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

The earlier census town was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.

Chhotaputki is part of Ward No. 9 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.

Adjacent to Chhotaputki is Badaputki. On a whole these two makes it a live suburb named Putki. Majority of the residents here are from Choudhary, Ojha and Mahto community. The zip code of Putki is 828116

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. The Damodar River, the most important river of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad (community development block). 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by Baliapur (community development block). 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as census towns. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Pootkee Balihari Area, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.

Demographics

India census, Chhotaputki had a population of 6,693. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Chhotaputki has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 63% and female literacy of 42%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Collieries functioning in the P.B.Project Area of BCCL are: Balihari K.B., Balihari S.B., P.B.Project, Gopalichak, Pootkee, Bhagaband and Gopalichak 5/6.

Production in Putkee Colliery was stopped in 2006 and only pumping is being done to reduce the load in the neighbouring mine.

Transport

It a suburb through which NH 18 (old no NH-32) passes.

There is a station at Karkend nearby on the Gomoh-Adra line.

References

References

1. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC.
2. "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Jharkhand Government.
3. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". Jharkhand Government.
4. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad". Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand.
5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
6. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
7. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". Jharkhand Government.
8. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
9. "Dhanbad - Coal Capital of India". Jharkhand Government.
10. "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". BCCL.
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12. "58607/68017 Gomoh Chakradharpur Memu". india rail info.