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Gurdari

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Gurdari
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGumla
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,432
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835220
Telephone/ STD code06524
Vehicle registrationJH 07
Literacy70.14%
Lok Sabha constituencyLohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBishunpur
Websitegumla.nic.in

Gurdari is a village/ Bauxite mining centre in the Bishunpur CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called pat and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.[1][2]

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.

Civic administration

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There is a police station at Gurdari.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Gurdari had a total population of 3,432, of which 1,864 (54%) were males and 1,568 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 622. The total number of literate persons in Gurdari was 1,971 (70.14% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Bishunpur block#Language and religion)

Bauxite mining

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Bauxite and laterite (aluminium ore) is found in "villages of Amtipani, Langdatanr, Chirodih, Jalim, Narma, Bahagara and Gurdari of Bishunpur block, Langatanr, Lupungpat and Chota-agiatu in Chainpur block and Hanrup, Serengdag and Jalim in Ghaghra block. The total number of bauxite mines is twenty one".[5]

In Gumla district the mines are operated manually/ semi-mechanised methods. After blasting, manual sorting and sizing of bauxite from the run of mine ore is practiced in the mine.[6][7]

Gurdari Bauxite Mining Project, covering 584.19 ha, is operated by Hindalco Industries.[8]

References

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