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Gomia (also spelled Gumia) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India.

Gomia
Community development block
Gomia is located in Jharkhand
Gomia
Gomia
Location in Jharkhand, India
Gomia is located in India
Gomia
Gomia
Gomia (India)
Coordinates: 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°E / 23.80750; 85.83222
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictBokaro
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total630.6 km2 (243.5 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total231,185
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali, Ho, Kurukh, Mundari, Kharia, Nagpuri, Panchpargania, Khortha, Kurmali.
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates128,206 (65.40%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
829111 (Gomia), 829128 (Swang Colliery), 829116 (Kathara), 829112 (E.Gomia), 829134 (Sarubera)
Telephone/STD code06544
Vehicle registrationJH 09
Lok Sabha constituencyGiridih
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGomia
Websitebokaro.nic.in
CD Block

Overview

Bokaro district, a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, has undulating surface with the altitude varying between 200 and 282 m. Topographically, the entire area is divided into three parts – the Bokaro uplands in the west, the Bokaro-Chas uplands in the middle and Barakar basin in the east. The general slope of the region is from the west to the east. The main rivers are the Damodar, Garga, Parga, Konar and Gobei. The district, covered with hills and forests, is a mining-industrial area. With the construction of the gigantic Bokaro Steel Plant in the nineteen sixties, it has become the focal point of this district.[1][2]

Maoist activities

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Bokaro was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state.[3]As of 2016, Bokaro was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.[4]

Geography

Gomia is located at 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°E / 23.80750; 85.83222.[5]

Gomia CD Block is bounded by Bishnugarh and Tati Jhariya CD Blocks, in Hazaribagh district, on the north, Bermo and Petarwar CD Blocks on the east, Gola, Chitarpur and Ramgarh CD Blocks, in Ramgarh district on the south and Mandu CD Block, in Ramgarh district, on the west.[6][7]

Gomia CD Block has an area of 650.70 km2.[8]It has 36 gram panchayats, 135 villages and 5 census towns. [9][10]Gomia and Mahuatand police stations are located in this CD Block.[11]Headquarters of this CD Block is at Gomia.[6]

Demographics

Population

As per the 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 (51%) males and 112,267 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 35,144. Scheduled Castes numbered 28,774 (12.45%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 46,327 (20.04%).[10]

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).[10]

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Gomia CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Hurlung (4,028), Barkipunu (6,986) and Kodwatanr alias Bhitugraha (6,283).[10]

Literacy

As of 2011 census the total number of literates in Gumia CD Block was 128,206 (65.40% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 77,211 (76.62% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 50,995 (53.53% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 23.09%.[10]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 73.48% ,[12]Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. [13] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[14]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Literacy in CD Blocks of
Bokaro district
Bermo subdivision
Nawadih – 62.55%
Chandrapura – 75.41%
Bermo – 79.04%
Gomia – 65.40%
Petarwar – 62.33%
Kasmar – 65.33%
Jaridih – 68.94%
Chas subdivision
Chas – 77.14%
Chandankiyari – 63.65%
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise
Primary Census Abstract Data


Language

Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and nine other languages have been accorded the status of second official language: Santali, Ho, Kurukh, Mundari, Kharia, Nagpuri, Panchpargania, Khortha, Kurmali.[15]

Acccording to a survey, while Khortha is the dominant mother-tongue in North Chotanagpur Division, other languages spoken in Jharkhand include: Santali, Ho, Kurukh, Mundari, Kharia, Nagpuri, Panchparganiya, Bengali, Odiya and Urdu.[16]

Economy

Explosives

Indian Explosives Ltd. set up a plant at Gomia in 1954.[17]

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.[18]

CCL operates coking coal washeries at Kathara and Swang.[19]

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.[20]

Agriculture

The average annual rainfall in Bokaro district is 1291.2 mm. The soil is generally laterite and sandy. 39.21% of the total area is under agriculture. It is generally a single monsoon-dependent crop. 9.90% of the cultivable land is under horticulture. Rice and maize are the main crops. Bajara, wheat, pulses and vegetables are also grown.[1]

Backward Regions Grant Fund

Bokaro district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.[21][22]

Transport

The Gomoh-Barkakhana line serves Gomia Block.[23]

(The route chart for the Asansol-Gaya section given alongside includes the Gomoh-Barkakhana line)

Education

References

  1. ^ a b "Bokaro district". About Bokaro. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "District Courts of India". About Bokaro. District Court. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Assessment 2013". Satp. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities". Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gomia". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ^ "CD Block/ Tehsil Map of Bokaro". Maps of India. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ^ "District Statistical Handbook, Bokaro". Tables 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ "Bokaro district". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Jharkhand Police Official Website". Contact Bokaro Police. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Page 110. Government of India. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  13. ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011 Series- 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 15. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Khortha demand for language teachers". The Telegraph, 22 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Language Diversity in Jharkhand". Uploaded by Binay Pattanayak, Pages 4-5. Google Cloud Platform. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Akzo Nobel India Ltd. – Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Areas". CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Washeries". CCL. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited – an Introduction" (PDF). TVNL. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines" (PDF). Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Backward Regions Grant Fund". Press Release, 14 June 2012. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Dhanbad Division – a Historical Perspective" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


 

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