Jorapokhar

Geography

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Location

Jorapokhar 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.

Jorapokhar is spread over parts of Ward No. 42 and 44 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.

Jorapokhar was an assembly constituency of Bihar from 1962 to 1967 and was represented by Ram Narain Sharma. Sindri town was in this constituency, later Sindri became a Vidhan Sabha constituency from 1967.

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.

Police station

Jorapokhar police station serves Jharia CD Block.

Demographics

India census, Jorapokhar had a population of 85,218. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jorapokhar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Jorapokhar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

References

1. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC.
2. "Dhanbad District 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. "Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India". Jharkhand Government.
9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.