Sini is a

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Seraikela Saraikela (also spelled Seraikella) is the district headquarters and a nagar panchayat in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formerly the capital of Saraikela State, a pr ...

CD block in the

Seraikela Sadar subdivision Seraikela Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Administrative set up Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela S ...

of the Seraikella- Kharshwan district 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

Sini is located at . It has an average elevation of 183 metres (600 feet). The main source of livelihood for the common people is the Railway Workshop situated near the Sini Railway Station. There is also one Zonal Railway Training Institute (Z.R.T.I.) of Indian Railways situated at Sini. Sini is also blessed to have a very old cricket ground, popular as "Shershah Ground" (South Eastern Railway Sports Association or S.E.R.S.A.) where many inter division level competitions are held on a regular basis.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sini had a total population of 6,382, of which 3,340 (52%) were males and 3,042 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 724. The total number of literate persons in Sini was 4,782 (84.52% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Seraikela block#Language and religion) India

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, Sini had a population of 6,489. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sini has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Sini, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Seraikela Kharsawan'', Sini covered an area of . It has an annual rainfall of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains. The protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered well, overhead tank. It had 1,292 domestic electric connections, 8 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 5 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 7 nursing homes, 10 veterinary hospitals, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at

away. Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it produced was white stone. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 co-operative banks.

Transport

Sini is a station on the

Tatanagar–Bilaspur section The Tatanagar–Bilaspur section is part of the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and connects in the Indian state of Jharkhand and in Chhattisgarh. Part of one of the major trunk lines in the country, it passes through an industrial-mining area ...

of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.

Education

Versini High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1958. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 1,855 books. South Eastern Railway Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. It has a playground, a library with 15,000 books, and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

Culture

Noted filmmaker and writer

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

has mentioned this place in his short story 'Ratan Babu ar Sei Lokta'.

References

{{Kolhan Division Cities and towns in Seraikela Kharsawan district