Dulmi is a village in the
Dulmi CD block in the
Ramgarh subdivision
Ramgarh subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Around 1740, Ramgarh was “Jungle District of Ramgarh”. With the East India Company acquir ...
of the
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 Sep ...
in the
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Dulmi is located at .
Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of
Central Coalfields
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...
spread across
South Karanpura Coalfield
South Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the western boundary of Jharia field is t ...
,
Ramgarh Coalfield
Ramgarh Coalfield are located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that ...
and
West Bokaro Coalfield
West Bokaro Coalfield is located mostly in Ramgarh district and partly in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the ...
. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
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Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas)."Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Dulmi CD block are located at Dulmi.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Dulmi had a total population of 1,935, of which 972 (50%) were males and 967 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 362. The total number of literate persons in Dulmi was 1,503 (95.31% of the population over 6 years).
References
{{Ramgarh District
Villages in Ramgarh district