Saunda
Saunda is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Saunda | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Saunda Location in Jharkhand, India  Saunda Saunda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.66°N 85.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Ramgarh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.825 km2 (1.091 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 81,915 |
| • Density | 29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi) |
| Languages (*For language details see Patratu (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829106 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 0651 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ramgarh |
| Website | ramgarh |
Geography
Location
Saunda is located at 23.66°N 85.35°E.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Saunda had a total population of 81,915, of which 43,425 (53%) were males and 38,490 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 10,073. The total number of literate persons in Saunda was 57,831 (80.50% of the population over 6 years).[1]
As of 2001 India census,[2] Saunda had a population of 85,037. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Saunda has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Saunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Central Saunda underground, Saunda D underground and Saunda underground coal mines are operational under the Barka Sayal Area of Central Coalfields Limited,[3]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Saunda covered an area of 2.825 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 95 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells, overhead tanks. It had 14,872 domestic electric connections, 150 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 4 hospitals, 8 dispensaries, 8 health centres, 5 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 5 maternity homes, 7 nursing homes, 2 charitable hospital/ nursing homes, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 27 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 2 general degree colleges. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 4 stadiums, 2 cinema theatres, 1 auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it produced was coal. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank,1 agricultural credit society, 2 non-agricultral credit societies.[4]
References
- "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369009, page 82. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 February 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.
- "Areas". Patratu. CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- "District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 February 2021.