Mayurhand (also written as Majurhand) is a village and
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
in the
Mayurhand
Mayurhand (also written as Majurhand) is a village and gram panchayat in the Mayurhand CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Mayurhand is l ...
CD block in the
Chatra subdivision
Chatra subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Chatra district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned ...
of the
Chatra district
Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of ...
in the
India
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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 ...
.
Geography
Location
Mayurhand is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
area with an elevation of about above mean sea level.
Efforts are on to get the first unit of the
NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...
’s
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Tandwa in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as Natio ...
(3x660 MW), ready in 2021.
North Karanpura Coalfield
North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts 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 weste ...
of
Central Coalfields Limited
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 Public sector undertakings in India ...
, spread over in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational 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.
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 ...
, Majurhand (location code 349125) had a total population of 3,404, of which 1,702 (50%) were males and 1,702 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Majurhand was 1,876 (66.43% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Mayurhand CD block is at Mayurhand village.
References
Villages in Chatra district
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