Dhalbhumgarh
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Dhalbhumargh is a village in the
History
Dhalbhum was first written about when the
In 1766, Raja Jagannath Singh, a zamindar of Dampara of Ghatsila in Dhalbhum, revolted against the enhanced revenue taxes of the British East India Company. This revolt is well known as Chuar revolt, the first revolt against British East India Company in Bengal Presidency.[3][4]
Geography
Location
Dhalbhumgarh is located at 22°30′58″N 86°33′15″E / 22.5161°N 86.5543°E.
Dhalbhumgarh is shown in Palashbani village/ mouza in the map of Dhalbhumgarh CD block in the District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A.[5]
Area overview
The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[6] 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.[7]
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 Dhalbhumgarh.[8]
The headquarters of Dhalbhumgarh CD block is located at Dhalbhumgarh village.[9]
Demographics
According to the
(*For language details see Dhalbhumgarh block#Language and religion)
Transport
Dhalbhumgarh Railway Station is managed by South Eastern Railways. National Highway 18 passes through Dhalbhumgarh. The closest airport is at Jamshedpur, but Dhalbhumgarh Airport is planned.
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 300 books, and has 7 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[11]
References
- ^ Das, Binod Sankar (1973). Civil Rebellion in the Frontier Bengal, 1760-1805. Punthi Pustak.
- ISBN 978-0-85226-812-4.
- ISBN 978-93-90390-59-5.
- ISBN 978-81-7304-972-9.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 104: Map of Dhalbhumgarh CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 104: Map of Dhalbhumgarh CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 364062, Pages 230-231: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "KGBV Dhalbhumgarh". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.