Purbi Tundi (community development block)

Purbi Tundi
Community development block
Purbi Tundi

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°58′45.1″N 86°34′3.4″E / 23.979194°N 86.567611°E / 23.979194; 86.567611Coordinates: 23°58′45.1″N 86°34′3.4″E / 23.979194°N 86.567611°E / 23.979194; 86.567611
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Population (2011)
 • Total 50,240
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 25,802 (61.20%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration JH 10
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Tundi
Website dhanbad.nic.in
CD Block

Purbi Tundi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

Korea a village in PurbiTundi CD Block is located at 23°58′45.1″N 86°34′3.4″E / 23.979194°N 86.567611°E / 23.979194; 86.567611.

Purbi Tundi CD Block is famous for the large forest area it has. There is a dense tribal population.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Tundi CD Block had a total population of 50,240, all of which were rural. There were 25,634 males and 24,606 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 5,443 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 23,399. Population below 6 years was 8,078[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Purbi Tundi CD Block was 25,802 (61.20% of the population above 6 years) out of which 16,276 were males and 9,426 were females.[2]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52.[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the coal capital of India Dhanbad". Block offices. Dhanbad district administration. Retrieved 21 December 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 21 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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