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Kurkura
Kurkura is a town and a municipal committee in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town is located about 143 km from Ranchi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well. Geography Kurkura is located at southern Jharkhand. Transport Kurkura is well connected via Rail and Road routes. Railway By rail it is on the main BG line that connects the Ranchi to Rourkela. Kurkura is now well connected with major cities of India via rail routes and one of the most profitable station in South Eastern Railways. Kurkura railway station Kurkura is a town and a municipal committee in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town is located about 143 km from Ranchi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well. Geography Kurkura is loc ... with station code KRKR. Roadways Kurakura is well connected to other cities by district road Salgutu — Kurkura Road. References {{reflist Cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurkura Railway Station
Kurkura is a town and a municipal committee in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town is located about 143 km from Ranchi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well. Geography Kurkura is located at southern Jharkhand. Transport Kurkura is well connected via Rail and Road routes. Railway By rail it is on the main BG line that connects the Ranchi to Rourkela. Kurkura is now well connected with major cities of India via rail routes and one of the most profitable station in South Eastern Railways. Kurkura railway station Kurkura is a town and a municipal committee in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town is located about 143 km from Ranchi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well. Geography Kurkura is loc ... with station code KRKR. Roadways Kurakura is well connected to other cities by district road Salgutu — Kurkura Road. References {{reflist Cities a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramgarh District
Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British Regime, referred to then as Ramgarh district. Introduction and geography Ramgarh was made a district on 12 September 2007. It was carved out of erstwhile Hazaribagh District. Ramgarh lies at the heart of the Jharkhand state. It is a mining, industrial and cultural hub with the Maa Chhinnamasta Temple. In 1670s, the king Dalel Singh shifted the capital of Ramgarh Raj to Ramgarh and named it after his father Ram Singh. The district of Ramgarh has been named after the town Ramgarh, its present headquarters. The district covers an area of . Subdivision: Ramgarh District Registration office is in Gola. Politics Civic Administration Lok Sabha Constituencies: Hazaribagh Vidhan Sabha Constituencies: # Ramgarh: Ramgarh Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Terpa, Patratu, Koto, Palani, Hapuhua, Harikarpur, Gegda, Deoria, Bargama, Pali, Salgo, Sanki, Jab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Eastern Railway Zone (India)
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 railway zones in India and Part of Eastern Railways. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpur railway division and Ranchi railway division. History Predecessor The Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) Company was incorporated in 1887 to take over from the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and to convert the line to broad gauge. The work was completed in 1888. The extension of the main line from Nagpur to Asansol was completed by 1891. A 161-mile branch line (258 km) that connected Bilaspur to Umaria coal mine was built and linked to the existing line from Umaria to Katni (1891). By the turn of the twentieth century, work on the Calcutta–Bombay and Calcutta–Madras lines was completed. Through the first half of the twentieth century work on the BNR lines progressed steadily. In 1921 the Talcher coalfields were connected b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It is a popular tourist destination known for its forests, ancient temples and royal palaces. It was ranked as the cleanest city of India in the year 2019. It was founded by Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, and was named after him. It was established in 1919. Jamshedpur was ranked as the cleanest city of India in 2020 by Swach Survekshan in 2020. Jamshedpur was ranked the 7th cleanest city of India in 2010. The city is also ranked as 2nd in India in terms of quality of life. Jamshedpur is the 84th fastest growing city in the world according to City Mayors Foundation. It is the headquarters of the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and is the 36th – largest urban agglomeration and 72nd largest city in India by population. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rourkela
Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel, Sankha, & Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as ''Ispat Nagar'' and ''Steel City of Odisha'' as well. One of the largest integrated steel plant set up with German collaboration Known as Rourkela Steel Plant, of Steel Authority of India Limited ''(SAIL)''. It also has one of the premier national level technical institute known as National Institutes of Technology ''(NIT Rourkela)''. Every year, on 3 March ''Rourkela Day'' has been celebrated. The city has been selected as smart city in the third phase of the National Smart Cities Mission on 20 September 2016, which is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development. Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simdega
Simdega is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Simdega is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and Subdivision. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 418 metres (1371 feet) above sea level and covers an area of . Bounded in the north by Gumla, on the east by Ranchi and West Singhbhum, on the west by Jashpur Nagar, Chhattisgarh and on the south by Rourkela, Odisha. The distance between Rourkela and Simdega is 83 km. It is accessible by road through National Highways ( National Highway 143) from Rourkela and Ranchi. The nearest railway station is Rourkela railway station. Historically, the area was ruled by the Gajapati Kings of Gajapati Kingdom of Kalinga for centuries. The region is culturally an amalgamation of indigenous and Odia culture. The influence of Odia culture is significant in the area and the populace. The region also had historical relationship with Emperor Ashoka and Buddhism as evident from archaeological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalkhatanga
Lalkhatanga is a small Village/hamlet in Namkum Block in Ranchi district of Jharkhand State, India. It comes under anchal of Namkum. It is located 16 km from District headquarters and State capital Ranchi. Physiography Ranchi Sadar Block towards west, Kanke Block towards North, Angara Block towards East, Ratu Block towards west. Social structure People in Lalkhatanga are very peaceful and they all love communal harmony. Mainly this village comprises large number of Christian Munda people with the surname Horo. Demographics Hindi and Nagpuri are the most spoken languages in Lakhatanga. Transport Rail There are two major railway stations near to Lalkhatanga in less than 10 km. However Hatia railway station is the nearest railway station of about 3.5 km distance from Lalkatanga. Roadways Roads connecting major cities are providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. There is a district road connecting Torpa, Murhu, Govindpur, Khunti and Ranchi. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumka
Dumka ( Santali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ), the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar. Etymology There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the Santali word ''sumk'' for "shunted" or "small," because during the British Raj, it was a small town compared to Rampurhat and Bhagalpur . The other is that Dumka derives its name from the Persian word ''damin-i-koh'', which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanbad
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro, Giridih and Jamtara districts of Jharkhand. The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines of India. The prestigious institute, Indian School of Mines (now IIT Dhanbad) is situated in Dhanbad. Apart from coal, it has also grown in information technology. Dhanbad is the 96th fastest growing city of the world by the City Mayors Foundation. It is the 56th cleanest city of India, according to the 2019 Swachh Survekshan cleanliness survey. It showed a great change in the city which was considered the dirtiest city in the 2018 Swachh Survekshan. Dhanbad Municipal Corporation works for increasing green cover in the city. Among th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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