Angara is a village in the

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CD block in the

Ranchi Sadar subdivision Ranchi Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision in the Ranchi district of the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Overview Ranchi district is a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of ...

of the

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in the

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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 ...

Geography

Location

Angara is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over

Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...

, Rahe,

Sonahatu Sonahatu is a village in the Sonahatu CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Sonahatu is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the ...

and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near

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, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at

Hundru Falls Hundru Falls is a waterfall located in Ranchi District in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the 34th highest waterfall in India, and one of the most famous tourist places in the region. Geography Location Hundru Falls is located at Note ...

. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the

North Karanpura Area North Karanpura Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the North Karanpura Area are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K. ...

and some fringe areas of the

Piparwar Area Piparwar Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located mainly in the Chatra district and marginally in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the Piparwar Area are: Piparwar openca ...

of the

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, both located in the

North Karanpura Coalfield North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its ...

, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population. 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

Police station

There is a police station at Angara.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Angara CD block are located at Angara.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Angara had a total population of 2,852, of which 1,461 (51%) were males and 1,391 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 471. The total number of literate persons in Angara was 1,459 (61.28% of the population over 6 years).

Education

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 ...

is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has a library with 750 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Model School, Angara is a government run English-medium coeducational institution established at Berwari in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. Kingpin College of Nursing was established in 2019. It has hostel facilities. J.D. National B.Ed. College at Janum, PO Angara, offers a degree course in education. Jaipuria B Ed College was established at Bisa, PO Getalsud, Angara, in 2012. It offers degree facilities. It has hostel facilities. Cambridge Institute of Teachers Education at Baheya, PO Angara, offers degree and diploma courses in education. Cambridge Institute of Polytechnic at Baheya, PO Angara, 18 km from Ranchi, offers diploma courses in engineering in a wifi enabled residential campus.

References

{{South Chotanagpur Division Villages in Ranchi district