Hata is a village in the
Potka CD block in the
Dhalbhum subdivision 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
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Geography
Location
Hata is located at .
Hata is indicated in the Pauri village in the map of Potka CD block in the ''District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum'', Series 21, Part XII A.
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.
Transport
Hata is one of the terminal points of
State Highway 6 where it meets
National Highway 220 and Hata-Musabani Road.
Haludpukur Railway Station on the
Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line is located nearby.
References
{{Kolhan Division
Villages in East Singhbhum district