Kathikund, Dumka

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Kathikund
Village
Kathikund is located in Jharkhand
Kathikund
Kathikund
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.358889°N 87.419722°E / 24.358889; 87.419722Coordinates: 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.358889°N 87.419722°E / 24.358889; 87.419722
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total297
Languages (*For language details see Kathikund#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814103
Telephone/ STD code06427
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLitipara
Websitedumka.nic.in

Kathikund is a village in the Kathikund CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[]

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Kathikund is located at

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24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.358889°N 87.419722°E / 24.358889; 87.419722.

Overview[]

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area[]

Bara Kathikund has an area of 137.52 hectares (339.8 acres).[2]

Chhota Kathikund has an area of 65.71 hectares (162.4 acres).[2]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bara Kathikund had a total population of 270, of which 145 (54%) were males and 125 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 57. The total number of literate persons in Bara Kathikund was 213 (65.73% of the population over 6 years). [2]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chhota Kathikund had a total population of 27, of which 14 (52%) were males and 13 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1. The total number of literate persons in Chhota Kathikund was 26 (80.77% of the population over 6 years). [2]

Civic administration[]

Police station[]

There is a police station at Kathikund.[3]

CD block HQ[]

Headquarters of Kathikund CD block is at Kathikund village.[4]

Education[]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Kathikund, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[5]

Government High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1955. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]

Dr. J.M. Inter College Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[7]

Project Girls High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ "KGBV Kathkund". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "High School Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Dr. J.M. Inter College Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Project Girls High School Kathikund". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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