Gomia (also spelled Gumia) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 43 km from Bokaro Steel City, the district headquarters,
Gomia | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 630.6 km2 (243.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 231,185 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 128,206 (65.40%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829111 (Gomia), 829128 (Swang Colliery), 829116 (Kathara), 829112 (E.Gomia), 829134 (Sarubera) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06544 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gomia |
| Website | bokaro |
| CD Block | |
Geography
Gomia is located at 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°E.[1] The Gomia block is a beautiful hilly terrain. It is mostly known by the ICI factory (previously IEL)
Gomia CD Block has an area of 630.6 km2 and has 36 panchayats and 135 villages.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Gumia CD Block had a total population of 231,185, of which 130,898 were rural and 100,287 were urban. There were 118,918 males and 112,267 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 28,774 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 46,327. Population below 6 years is 35,144.[3]
Gomia CD Block has several census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Gomia (48,145), Hasur (11,195), Lalpania (3,659), Saram (15,212) and Tenu dam-cum-Kathhara (22,080).[3]
Hindi is the local language in the Gomia area. Santali is also spoken.[4]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gumia CD Block was 128,208 (65.40% of the population above 6 years) out of which 77,211 were males and 50,995 were females.[3]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]
Economy
Explosives
Indian Explosives Ltd. set up a plant at Gomia in 1954, heralding a new age for the region.[8]
Coal mining
Kathara area of Central Coalfields Limited operates the following collieries of East Bokaro Coalfield: Kathara OC, Jarangdih OC, Jarangdih UG, Swang OC, Swang UG and Govindpur UG.[9]
CCL operates coking coal washeries at Kathara and Swang.[10]
Power
Tenughat Thermal Power Station is located at Lalpania and is owned by the state-owned Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd. It operates a 2x210 MW power plant.[11]
Transportation
The Gomoh-Barkakhana line serves Gomia Block.[12]
Education
Pitts Modern School which had by now produced more than 10,000 good students. The Important thing is that one can find its alumni all around the world. Once Head of Sahodya this School is one of its kind and among the best in India and abroad
References
- ^ "Gomia". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "District Profile". Block wise statictical information. Bokaro district administration. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Gomia". Onefivenine. Retrieved 5 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.
- ^ "Akzo Nobel India Ltd. – Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Areas". CCL. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Washeries". CCL. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited – an Introduction" (PDF). TVNL. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Dhanbad Division – a Historical Perspective" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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