Tenudam-cum-Kathara
Tenudam-cum-Kathhara | |
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Census Town | |
Gomia | |
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Tenudam-cum-Kathara is a
Geography
5miles
River
River
Dam
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Tenudam-cum-Kathara is located at 23°45′09″N 85°50′39″E / 23.7526°N 85.8442°E.
Teundam-cum-Kathara is not marked in Google maps. The location given here is as per the Map of Gomia CD block on page 78 of District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro.[2]
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the
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.
Tenughat Dam
Tenughat Dam, earthfill dam with masonry-cum-concret==e spillway, was constructed across the Damodar River and inaugurated in 1973. It was constructed by the Government of Bihar, outside the scope of Damodar Valley Corporation. It is 55 metres (180 ft) high and around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. It supplies water to the Bokaro industrial area.[5][6][7]
Demographics
According to the
As of 2001[update] India census,[9] Tenudam-cum- Kathara had a population of 20,443. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tenu Dam-cum- Kathhara has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 43%. In Tenu Dam-cum- Kathhara, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Tenudam-cum-Kathara covered an area of 20.17 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 79 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tapwater from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 3,636 domestic electric connections, 40 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 10 family welfare centres, 6 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 nursing home, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 21 primary schools, 10 middle schools, 7 secondary school, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 2 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it produced was coal. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[10]
Administration
Tenudam-cum Kathara is one of the 16 urban local bodies in Bokaro district. It has a town panchayat.[11]
Economy
2miles
River
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Kathara Area of Central Coalfields Limited operates the following collieries in East Bokaro Coalfield: Kathara OC, Jarangdih OC, Jarangdih UG, Swang OC, Swang UG and Govindpur UG.[12]
CCL operates coking coal washeries at Kathara and Swang.[13]
References
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 78. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Tenughat Dam". india9.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Tenughat Dam Project, India". Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "DVC Case Study" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362421, page 138. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 384-397. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Report on Urban Local Bodies". National Panchayat Directory,National Informatics Centre(NIC). Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Areas". CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Washeries". CCL. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
