Gurdari
Gurdari | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Gumla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,432 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835220 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06524 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 07 |
| Literacy | 70.14% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishunpur |
| Website | gumla |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]There is a police station at Gurdari.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
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