Ghatshila is a
census town in the
Ghatshila
Ghatshila is a census town in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Legend says that the royal family of the Kingdom of Dhalbhum had originated from ...
CD block in the
Ghatshila subdivision
Ghatshila subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Administration
The district consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Bor ...
of the
East Singhbhum district
East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...
, in the Indian state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
.
History
Legend says that the royal family of the Kingdom of
Dhalbhum
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 194-195, 1995 reprint, fir ...
had originated from the northwest (
Dhar
Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dh ...
a and
Mandu), located at the border of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. Legend goes on to say that around 1300 AD, Dhalbhum was wrested from him by Raja Jagat Deo from
Jagner
Jagner is a small town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the southern part of Agra district and about 57 km from Agra city.
History
The town of ...
near
Dholpur
Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur prin ...
and belonged to
Dhar
Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dh ...
in
Malwa Rajputana, who later assumed the name of Raja Jagannath Deo Dhabal Deb I. Originally Raja Jaganath Deo Dhabal Deb I belonged to the
Parmar Rajput clan from
Dhar
Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dh ...
in
Malwa
Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syno ...
. They established themselves by conquest in western part of
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
, the area commonly known as
Jungle Mahals
Jungle Mahals, ( jungle estates) was a district formed by British possessions and some independent chiefdoms lying between Birbhum, Bankura, Midnapore and the hilly country of Chota Nagpur in what is now the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malle ...
. These families kept up a sort of semi-royal state and dignified their heir-apparent and those in immediate succession with title of honor, which denotes precedence. Thus, in the Dhalbhum family, the oldest son of the ruling king (Rajah) took the title of Jubraj, the second that of Hikkim, the third of Barathakur, the fourth that of Kuar, the fifth that of Musib and the rest Babu.
The area of the kingdom of Dhalbhum was approximately . Raja Jaganath constructed the ''Rankini Mandir'' at
Galudih
Galudih is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Galudih is located at .
Galudih Barrage
The Galudih barrage across the Subarnarekha is a p ...
. But due to some problem, he shifted the Kali temple along with all the associates and other people to Ghatsila and built up a temple of goddess
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...
, beside Ghatshila police station which is known as ''Rankini Mata''.
Ghatshila was the administrative capital of Dhalbhum & Jamboni Zamindari. Ghatshila has several palaces, schools and administrative buildings constructed by the rulers of Dhalbhum zamindari.
Raja Jagadish Chandra Deo Dhabal Deb of Dhalbhum & Jamboni Zamindari was the last recognised ruler of Dhalbhum & Jamboni Zamindari.
Rebellions
In 1766,
Raja Jagannath Singh
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
, a zamindar of Dampara of Ghatsila in
Dhalbhum
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 194-195, 1995 reprint, fir ...
, revolted against the enhanced revenue taxes of the British East India Company. This revolt is well known as
Chuar revolt, the first revolt against
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...
in
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and ...
.
The British removed
Raja Jagannath Deo Dhabal Deb VI, the ruler of
Dhalbhum
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 194-195, 1995 reprint, fir ...
, from his throne and made Baikunth Dhal (Nemu Dhal) the king. Unhappy with the decision,
Raja Jagannath Dhal revolted, called
Dhal revolt. In which the ''Rajah'' of
Jhargram
Jhargram is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jhargram district. It is a popular tourist destination known for its forests, ancient temples and royal palaces.
Geography
Location
Jhargr ...
and Raja Jagannath Singh, the ''zamindar'' of Ghatsila, assisted him. The English Company sent Lieutenant Rook and Charles Magan to suppress the rebellion. In 1777, the British re-proclaimed
Jagannath Dhal as the king, after which the rebellion was quelled.
Geography
Location
Ghatshila is located at . It has an average elevation of .
![Subarnarekha river from copper mines](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Subarnarekha_river_from_copper_mines.jpg)
It is 45 km from
Jamshedpur. The town is located on the bank of the
Subarnarekha River, and it is situated in a forested area. It contains a railway station on the main line of the
South Eastern Railway. Ghatsila was formerly the headquarters of the kingdom of
Dhalbhum
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 194-195, 1995 reprint, fir ...
.
Ghatsila has its diversity with dams, falls, rivers, forest, mountains and valley. The scenes are breathtaking especially at sunset. It has a township as well as a village touch. There are areas where people still do farming for a living; these areas are untouched and unexplored.
There is a
community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
named
Ghatshila block
Ghatshila block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Ghatshila subdivision of East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
The laying of the foundation stone of the steel plant by Tata Steel ...
, which has its headquarters at Ghatshila. This block was established on 4 May 1962.
Area overview
The area shown in the map “forms a part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the
Subarnarekha and the
Kharkai. The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.
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
There is a police station at Ghatshila.
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 ...
, Ghatshila had a total population of 40,624, of which 20,912 (51%) were males and 17,912 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 4,292. The total number of literate persons in Ghatshila was 30,892 (85.03% of the population over 6 years).
(*For language details see
Ghatshila block#Language and religion)
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Ghatshila had a population of 37,850. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghatshila has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Ghatshila, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religion
Hinduism is the dominant religion in Ghatshila, followed by 76.66% of the population. Islam is a significant minority, followed by 11.56% of the population. Other religions with a significant number of adherents include Sikhism (2.28%) and Christianity (1.62%).
Languages
According to 2011 census, Bengali was the most spoken language in Ghatshila town with 20,572 speakers followed by Hindi at 9,215, Urdu at 3,085, Santali at 2,602 and Odia at 2,130.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum'', Ghatshila covered an area of . It has an annual rainfall of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, tap water from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 8,153 domestic electric connections, 116 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital (with 70 beds), 20 dispensaries, 20 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 2 nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 25 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 16 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at
Jamshedpur, away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 2 public libraries, 2 reading rooms. An important commodity it produced was copper. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.
Economy
Hindustan Copper Limited
Hindustan Copper Ltd. is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Mines, Government of India. HCL is the only vertically integrated government-owned-copper producer in India engaged in a wide spectrum of acti ...
is located at Moubhandar, a mile away. This is the chief employer or indirect source of income for the people of Ghatshila, Moubhandar,
Musabani and nearby villages. Ghatshila is best known for these mines because they are Asia's first copper mines and the world's second deepest mines.
Transport
![Ghatshila_Railway_Station_full_view](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Ghatshila_Railway_Station_full_view.jpg)
Ghatshila is connected to most of the important stations in Bihar and Jharkhand through rail and road network.
Jamshedpur is at a distance of 45 km (by road) and 37 km (by railroad) west of this town. Most of the trains running from
Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...
that goes to west towards Jamshedpur, have a stoppage here. Distance between Ghatsila and Kharagpur is about 98 km.
By rail
It is a railway station on the
Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of Howrah–Mumbai track, 215 km from Howrah. Notable trains which stop here are
Ispat Express (train no. 12781/12782), Kurla–Howrah Express (train no. 18030/18029), Steel Express (train no. 12813/12814). It is well connected to 3 metros in India namely Mumbai (by Bombay Express), Kolkata (many trains starting from 6 o'clock in the morning by Steel Express to midnight at 1.15 by Samleshwari Exp) and New Delhi (by Neelachal Express, Purushottam Express and Utkal Express). There are many local Passenger trains connecting Jamshedpur and Kharagpur with Ghatshila.
By road
It is about 240 km from
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. Those traveling from Kolkata first have to take NH 6 to Baharagora and then take the road to Jamshedpur. Buses plying between Kharagpur and Jamshedpur pass through Ghatshila. Buses plying from Bhubaneswar or Kolkata to Jamshedpur or Ranchi also pass through Ghatshila. By road Jamshedpur is 45 km away. There are many buses connecting Ghatsila to Jamshedpur daily, from morning 6 o'clock to evening 5 o'clock. There are two routes connecting Jamshedpur to Ghatsila, one route through NH33 and another route through Jadugoda.
Media
Radio Station: 100.1 MHz (Akashvani Ghatshila)
Sports
To enhance the mental and physical wellness sports play a crucial role. There are ample number of sports clubs and grounds distributed over the town. Some of them are enlisted below:
* Moubhandar Sports Club - Hindustan Copper Limited Ground at Moubhandar
* Golf Ground at Moubhandar
* Rajstate Ground at Rajstate
* Dakbunglow Ground at Dakbunglow Road
* Gandhi Maidan at Harijan basti
* Football Ground in Moubhandar
* Basuki Singh Cricket Ground
Moubhandar Sports Club organises a cricket tournament every December. The tournament is named after the memory of Late. Basuki Singh. Basuki Singh Memorial cricket tournament is quite famous in Ghatsila.
* Bardih Ground in Kashida
* Circus Maidan Ground
Festivals
Ghatsila has a very diverse culture and a number of community live here peacefully. Many festivals are celebrated here. Some of the main festivals are:
* Sagun Sohrai
* Durga puja
* Ganesh Puja
* Baha Bonga
* Makar Porob
* Chatt
* Dipawali (Diwali)
* Sohrai
* Mage Porob
* Saraswati Puja
* Laxmi Puja
* Ganesh Puja
There are many other festivals also.
Tourism
Some of the places of interest are:
[https://tourism.jharkhand.gov.in/]
* Subarnarekha River, Moubhandar, Ghatshila - riverfront
* Chota Pul at Swarnarekha River
* Fuldungri Pahar at Phuldungri, Ghatshila
* Famous Bengali Writer Bibhuti Bhushan Bandhopadhayay's Cottage at Dahigora, Ghatshila and Library at college road, Ghatshila
* Ramkrishna Math, Dahigora, Ghatshila
* Brahmarshi Jagadananda sanyas ashram, Dahigora, Ghatshila
* Ghatsila Rajbari, Rajstate
* Shivdas Ghosh Children's Park, Tamukpal
* Rankini Mandir, Ghatshila
* Ghatsila City Centre, College road, Ghatsila
Near North
*
Burudi Dam
* Dharagiri Fall
Near East
* Amadubi-Panijiya Rural Tourism Centre, Panijiya, Jharkhand 832302
Near West
* Rankini Mandir, Jadugoda, Rohinibera
*
Galudih Barrage, Ulda, Jharkhand 832304
* Birsa Fun City Waterpark, Karanja, Jharkhand 832304
Education
There are large number of schools and colleges which help a large number of youths to get their primary education in the town itself which has also helped in increasing the literacy rate of Ghatshila to 73%. Some of the prominent schools and colleges are listed below.
Schools
* Kendriya Vidyalaya Surda,Ghatshila
* Irvine Adventist School ,Gopalpur
* Sant Nandalal Smriti Vidya Mandir
* St. Joseph's Convent School at Tumandungri, Musaboni
* St. Joseph's Convent School (Kashida)
* Gyandeep Public School
* J.C School at College Road
* Saraswati Shishu Vidyamandir
* Sri Sri Vidyamandir at Kasidah
* Marwadi Hindi High School
* St. Paul High School
* The Oxford Convent at Dahigora
* Loreto Convent Public School
* Holy Heart School
Colleges
* Ghatsila College
* Ghatsila Women's College at Kasidah
References
Ghatsila Tourist Information Center
External links
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in East Singhbhum district