Nala is a village in
Nala
Nala () is a legendary king of ancient Nishadha kingdom and the central protagonist of the '' Nalopakhyana'', a sub-narrative within the Indian epic '' Mahabharata'', found in its third book, '' Vana Parva'' (Book of the Forest). He is renown ...
CD block in the
Jamtara Sadar subdivision
Jamtara Sadar subdivision is the only administrative subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Overview
Jamtara Sadar subdivision in the south-eastern part of Santhal Parganas is a rolli ...
of the
Jamtara district
Jamtara district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Jamtara town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is situated between 23°10′ and 24°05′ north latitudes and 86°30′ an ...
in the
India
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state
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, 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 ...
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Geography
Location
Nala is located at .
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Area
Nala has an area of .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Nala had a total population of 2,202, of which 1,136 (52%) were males and 1,066 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 346. The total number of literate persons in Nala was 1,856 (75.32% of the population over 6 years).
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Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Nala.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Nala
Nala () is a legendary king of ancient Nishadha kingdom and the central protagonist of the '' Nalopakhyana'', a sub-narrative within the Indian epic '' Mahabharata'', found in its third book, '' Vana Parva'' (Book of the Forest). He is renown ...
CD block is at Nala village.
Education
Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established in 1988 at Nala.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...
, Nala, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
Government High School Nala is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.
Nala Inter College Gopalpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Jamtara district