Gidhour

Gidhour (also written as Gidhaur) is a village and gram panchayat in the Gidhour CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Gidhour
Gidhaur
Village
Gidhour is located in Jharkhand
Gidhour
Gidhour
Location in Jharkhand, India
Gidhour is located in India
Gidhour
Gidhour
Gidhour (India)
Coordinates: 24.179167°N 85.024167°E / 24.179167; 85.024167
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictChatra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,520
Languages (*For language details see Gidhour block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825103
Telephone/ STD code06541
Vehicle registrationJH 13
Lok Sabha constituencyChatra
Vidhan Sabha constituencySimaria
Websitechatra.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
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

Gidhour is located at 24.179167°N 85.024167°E / 24.179167; 85.024167.

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[3]

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, Gidhaur (location code 349242) had a total population of 5,520, of which 2,863 (52%) were males and 2,657 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 848. The total number of literate persons in Gidhaur was 3,510 (75.13% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Gidhour police station serves Gidhour CD block.[5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Gidhour CD block is at Gidhour village.[6]

References
  1. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 204: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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