Mandu, Jharkhand

Mandu
Subh's Kingdom
Census Town
Mandu
Mandu

Location in Jharkhand

Coordinates: 23°47′39″N 85°28′12″E / 23.7942°N 85.4700°E / 23.7942; 85.4700Coordinates: 23°47′39″N 85°28′12″E / 23.7942°N 85.4700°E / 23.7942; 85.4700
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Founded by Subham Sahu
Elevation 508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 10,223
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration JH
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Lok Sabha constituency Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Website ramgarh.nic.in

Mandu is a census town in Mandu (community development block) of Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India and which was ruled by Subham since 1994, Oct 7. It is his birth date. There is huge celebration on 7 Oct at Mandu every year.

Geography

Mandu is located at 23°47′39″N 85°28′12″E / 23.7942°N 85.4700°E / 23.7942; 85.4700. It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1,667 ft).[1]

National Highway 33 passes through Mandu. Nearest railway station is at Imli tand. Mandu is also surrounded by beautiful hills. Gandhauniya is natural hot water spring which is very popular among local people. Dhoodhi nadi is famous picnic spot for new year celebration. Other sight seeing places like elephant stone, Dear's foot print, Tapin Dam are also very famous here.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Mandu had a population of 10,223. There were 5,450 males and 4,773 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,031 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,836.[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census, the total number of literates in Mandu was 6,383 out of which 3,790 were males and 2,593 were females.[2] Although there is an adequate number of schools like DCA, MKPS, SSVM, HS, MS, DAV AGRASEN, DAV GHATO, DAV TAPIN nearby, the literacy rate is quite low here.

See also

Mandu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References

  1. "Mandu, India Page". Fallingrain Genomics. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 November 2015.


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