Gurbandha (also written as Gurbanda) is a village in the

Gurbandha Gurbandha (also written as Gurbanda) is a village in the Gurbandha block, Gurbandha Community development block in India, CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state ...

CD block in the

Ghatshila subdivision Ghatshila subdivision is an Administrative divisions of India, administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Administration The district East Singhbhum consists of two subd ...

of the

East Singhbhum district East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...

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

Gurbandha is located at .

Area overview

The area shown in the map "forms a part of the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...

and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai. The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas. 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 Gurabanda. The headquarters of Gurabandha CD block is located at Gurabandha village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gurbandha had a total population of 1,312, of which 658 (50%) were males and 654 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 158. The total number of literate persons in Gurbandha was 771 (66.81% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Gurbandha block#Language and religion)

Education

Government High School Gurabanda is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1973. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a library with 621 books.

References

Villages in East Singhbhum district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub