Pathna is a location in the
Pathna CD block in the
Rajmahal subdivision
Rajmahal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
As a result of the Santhal rebellion, Act XXXVII of 1855 was passed by the British Raj, and a ...
of the
Sahibganj district
Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Divisions
Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal s ...
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
Pathna is located at .
Pathna is not identified in 2011 census as a separate place. In the map of Pathna CD block on page 129 of the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Sahibganj'', Pathna is marked as headquarters of the CD block but the maps in the Jharkhand census handbooks are so unclear that the mouza/ village it is located in cannot be identified. (Anybody can check the map as given in the reference and if the mouza/ village can be identified, it can be recorded here.)
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills
The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are dom ...
running from the bank of the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where
Farakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community developmen ...
is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield
The Rajmahal Coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Rajmahal coalfield is centred around .
Area of Operations
Five relatively small coal basins – Hura, Chuperbhita, Pachwara, Mahuagarhi ...
is shown in the map. 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 and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
Headquarters of this CD block is at Pathna location.
Education
Model School Pathna is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
Bohra Sita Annapurna Inter Mahila College Pathna is a girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.
Project Girls High School Pathna is a Hindi-medium girls only (NOT coeducational as the name clearly suggests) institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Sahibganj district