Galudih is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
Galudih | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 22.6464°N 86.4045°E / 22.6464; 86.4045 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Purbi Singhbhum |
Population | |
• Total | 311 |
Languages* | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 833101 |
Telephone/STD code | 0657 |
Vehicle registration | JH 05 |
Literacy | 59.62% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jamshedpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatsila |
Website | jamshedpur |
Galudih is located at 22.6464°N 86.4045°E / 22.6464; 86.4045.
The 436.2 m (1,431 ft) Galudih barrage across the Subarnarekha is a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, which is a joint venture of the states of Bihar (later Jharkhand), West Bengal and Odisha. The barrage diverts water into canals on both sides of the river. Chandil Dam is also a part pf this project. Burudi Lake is about 4 km away.[1][2]
The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[3] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.[4]
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.
There is a police station at Galudih.[5]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Galudi had a total population of 311, of which 163 (52%) were males and 148 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 46. The total number of literate persons in Galudi was 158 (59.62% of the population over 6 years).[6]
(*For language details see Ghatshila block#Language and religion)
Galudih railway station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line.[7]
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