Thethaitangar is a village in the
Thethaitangar CD block in the
Simdega subdivision of the
Simdega district
Simdega district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Simdega town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is the least population density district of jharkhand(2011).This district was carv ...
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Geography
Location
Thethaitangar is located at
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, “the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau” in the south-western part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.
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 Thethaitangar.
The headquarters of
Thethaitangar CD block are located at Thethaitangar village.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
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, Thethaitangar had a total population of 4,423, of which 2,163 (49%) were males and 2,260 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 736. The total number of literate persons in Thethaitangar was 2,630 (71.33% of the population over 6 years.
(*For language details see
Thethaitangar block#Language and religion)
Education
Government Middle School Thethaitangar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1903. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class VIII.
St Anne High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Taraboga in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 5,000 books and has 6 computers for teaching and learning purposes.
Healthcare
There is a Referral Hospital at Thethaitangar.
References
{{South Chotanagpur Division
Villages in Simdega district