Radhanagar, Sahibganj

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Radhnagar
Village
Radhnagar is located in Jharkhand
Radhnagar
Radhnagar
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°52′36″N 87°52′45″E / 24.876778°N 87.879167°E / 24.876778; 87.879167Coordinates: 24°52′36″N 87°52′45″E / 24.876778°N 87.879167°E / 24.876778; 87.879167
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSahibganj
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,330
Languages (*For language details see Udhwa (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
816101
Telephone/ STD code06426
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Websitesahibganj.nic.in

Radhanagar is a village in the Udhwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Radhanagar is located at

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24°52′36″N 87°52′45″E / 24.876778°N 87.879167°E / 24.876778; 87.879167.

Radhanagar has an area of 126.82 hectares (313.4 acres).[1]

Overview[]

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

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

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Radhanagar a total population of 6,330, of which 3,224 (51%) were males and 3,106 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,267. The total number of literate persons in Radhanagar was 2,274 (44.91% of the population over 6 years). [1]

Civic administration[]

Police station[]

Radhanagar police station serves the Udhwa CD block.[3][4]

Education[]

Radhanagar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ "High School Radhanagar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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