Taping (also referred to as Tapin) is a
census town
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India
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in the
Mandu
Mandu may refer to:
Geographic toponyms
* Mandu River, a river in Minas Gerais, Brazil
* Mandu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a village
* Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, a ruined city in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Mandu, Jharkhand, ...
CD block in the
Ramgarh subdivision
Ramgarh subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Ramgarh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Around 1740, Ramgarh was "Jungle District of Ramgarh". With the East India Company acquiring the ' ...
of the
Ramgarh district
Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British Regime, referred to then as Ramgarh district. It is the part of State Capital Region (SCR).
Ramgarh was made a di ...
in the
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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.
Geography
Location
Tapin is located at .
Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of
Central Coalfields spread across
South Karanpura Coalfield,
Ramgarh Coalfield
Ramgarh Coalfield are located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that ...
and
West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central 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 ...
. The
Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."
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, Taping had a total population of 5,080, of which 2,668 (53%) were males and 2,412 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 673. The total number of literate persons in Taping was 3,432 (77.88% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh'', Taping covered an area of 8.501 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources , tubewell/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 1,282 domestic electric connections, 23 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 6 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 6 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 5 maternity homes, 7 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, other educational facilities at
Mandu
Mandu may refer to:
Geographic toponyms
* Mandu River, a river in Minas Gerais, Brazil
* Mandu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a village
* Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, a ruined city in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Mandu, Jharkhand, ...
5 km away. One important commodity it produced was coal.
Economy
The projects in the
Hazaribagh Area of
Central Coalfields are: Parej East
Open Cast, Kedla underground, Kedla opencast, Tapin opencast, Jharkhand opencast, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop. The area office is at
Charhi
Charhi is a census town in the Churchu CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Charhi is located at .
Area overview
Hazaribagh district is a plateau
...
, PO Charhi 825336.
Healthcare
Central Coalfields Limited
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...
has the S.C.Taping Regional Hospital at Premnagar, Taping with 20 beds and 1 general duty medical officer. Among the facilities it has are: x-ray, laboratory. It has 1 ambulance.
References
{{Ramgarh District
Cities and towns in Ramgarh district