Simaria subdivision is an

administrative subdivision Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

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 North Chotanagpur division in the 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 ...

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History

The subdivision was created in March 2014.

Administrative set up

Chatra district has two subdivisions – (1)

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 re ...

with

Chatra Chatra is the headquarters of Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned reformer, Raja Rammohan Roy, was ''sheristadar'' in Ramgarh di ...

, Shalighram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj),

Itkhori Itkhori is a village and gram panchayat in the Itkhori CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Itkhori is located at . It is 35 km from ...

, Pratappur, Kunda,

Kanhachatti Kanhachatti is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. Kandynagar Kanhachatti is located at a short distance from the block headquarter - Kandy ...

and

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 lo ...

CD blocks, and (2) Simaria subdivision with

Simaria Simaria is a village in India, along the Ganges river. It is in Begusarai District, Mithila region of Bihar, and near Barauni. Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village, then part of Bengal Presidency, ...

Tandwa Tandwa is a village in the Tandwa CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Tandwa is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows that t ...

Lawalong Lawalong (also spelled Lawalaung) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. Overview Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Pl ...

Gidhour Gidhour (also written as Gidhaur) is a village and gram panchayat in the Gidhour CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Gidhour is located ...

and

Pathalgada Pathalgada (also written as Pathalgara) is a village in the Pathalgada CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Pathalgada is located at . A ...

CD blocks. The subdivisions of Chatra district have the following distinctions:

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 ...

data, Simaria subdivision, in Chatra district, had a total population of 357,192. There were 182,424 (51%) males and 174,768 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 109,287 (30.60%) and scheduled tribes numbered 35,648 (9.98%). Literacy rate was 53.58% (for the total population). See also –

List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate This is a list of districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. With a literacy rate of 67.63%, below the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, Jharkhand ranks 32nd amongst ...

Police stations

Police stations in Simaria subdivision were at: #

# Piparwar #

Blocks

Community development blocks in Simaria subdivision are:

Economy

North Karanpura Thermal Power Station

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 ...

is constructing the 3 X 660 MW

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 ...

at Tandwa at an appraised current (2015) estimated cost of 14,366.58 crore. Efforts are on to get the first unit of the North Karanpura Thermal Power Station ready in 2021.

Coal mining

The

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 ...

is spread across parts of Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts of Jharkhand covering an area of 1,230 km². This coalfield in the upper reaches of the Damodar Valley, has reserves of around 14 billion tonnes of coal, very little of which has been exploited. Karkatta, KD Hesalong, Manki, Churi, Bachara UG, Bachara OC, and Dakara are long established collieries south of the Damodar. North of the Damodar lies comparatively new major mines such as Piparwar Mine and Ashoka Project. 23 mines are planned in the northern sector. Those in an advanced stage of planning are: Dhadu, Purnadih, Magadh, and Amrapali. This happens to be the largest mining sector 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 ...

. Future mega projects in the area include: Magadh opencast project expansion with nominal capacity of 51 million tonnes per year and peak capacity of 70 million tonnes per year, Amrapali OCP expansion with nominal capacity 25 MTY and peak capacity of 35 MTY, Sanghamitra OCP with nominal capacity of 20 MTY and peak capacity of 27 MTY, and Chandragupta OCP with nominal capacity of 15 MTY and peak capacity of 20 MTY.

Education

In 2011, in Simaria subdivision out of a total 364 inhabited villages there were 121 villages with pre-primary schools, 279 villages with primary schools, 191 villages with middle schools, 22 villages with secondary schools, 7 villages with senior secondary schools, 38 villages with no educational facility.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Simaria subdivision: * Vananchal College was established at

in 1985. It is affiliated with the

Vinoba Bhave University Vinoba Bhave University is a central university (India), state university located at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, ...

. * Simaria Degree Mahavidyalaya was established at

in 2015. It is affiliated with the

. (Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

Healthcare

In 2011, in Simaria subdivision there were 15 villages with primary health centres, 39 villages with primary health subcentres, 19 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 20 villages with allopathic hospitals, 13 villages with dispensaries, 10 villages with veterinary hospitals, 15 villages with family welfare centres, 19 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

Piparwar Hospital of

Bachra Bachra is a census town in the Tandwa CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Bachra is a colliery township located at . Area overview The map alongside shows that the f ...

with 11 beds has 6 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities it has are: cardiac monitor, suction machine, X-Ray machine and ECG. It has 4 ambulances. (Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical faciltites may please add it here)

References

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