Sialgudri

Sialgudri is a census town in Dhanbad CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Sialgudri
Census Town
Sialgudri Location in Jharkhand, India Sialgudri Sialgudri (India)
Coordinates: 23.7632°N 86.3486°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Area
• Total	1.02 km^2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,450
• Density	5,300/km^2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dhanbad
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sialgudri is located at 23.7632°N 86.3486°E

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. The Damodar River, the most important river of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad (community development block). 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by Baliapur (community development block). 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as census towns. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Pootkee Balihari Area, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.[1][2][3][4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sialgudri had a total population of 5,450 of which 2,860 (52%) were males and 2,590 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 770. The total number of literates in Sialgudri was 3,470 (74.15% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Infrastructure

Sialgudri has an area of 1.02 km². It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Karkendra 3 km away. Buses are available at Putki 2 km away. It has 2 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from both treated and untreated sources. There are 859 domestic electric connections and 228 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 1 hospital with 9 beds and 1 medicine shop. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. Senior secondary school is available at Putki and general degree college is at Dhanbad. It has 1 engineering college and 1 management institution. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities it has 1 cinema theatre. It has got the branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank and 1 cooperative bank.[6]

Transport

Sialgudri is off National Highway 18 (old number NH 32) (locally popular as Dhanbad-Bokaro Road).[7]

There is a station at Karkend nearby on the Gomoh-Adra line.[8]

Education

KICAM Private ITI was established 2015 at Chas Road, PO Kusunda, PS Putki. It is an industrial training institute offering diploma courses.[9]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
4. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
6. "District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 639-664 Statements. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
7. Google maps
8. "58607/68017 Gomoh Chakradharpur Memu". Time Table. india rail info. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
9. "KICAM Private ITI". University Dunia. Retrieved 12 July 2019.