Topchanchi (community development block)
| Topchanchi | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Topchanchi   Topchanchi Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′21″N 86°10′56″E / 23.92250°N 86.18222°ECoordinates: 23°55′21″N 86°10′56″E / 23.92250°N 86.18222°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| CD block | Topchanchi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 163,342 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 103,301 (74.10%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 828402 (Topchanchi) 828401 (Gomoh) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06558 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 10 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tundi |
| Website |
dhanbad |
| CD Block | |
Topchanchi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 31 km from Dhanbad, the district headquarters.
Geography
Topchanchi Lake is located at 23°55′21″N 86°10′56″E / 23.92250°N 86.18222°E.[1]
Topchanchi CD Block has an area of 18,625.99 ha, out of which 8,135.19 is forest area. It has 28 panchayats and 126 villages.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Topchanchi CD Block had a total population of 163,342, of which 111,982 were rural qand 51,360 were urban. There were 84,974 males and 73,368 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 19,346 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 10,465. Population below 6 years was 23,939.[3]
Topchanchi CD Block has four census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Hariharpur (6,938), Topchanchi (6,082), Gomoh (31,495) and Gunghasa (6,845).[3]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Topchanchi CD Block was 103,301 (74.10% of the population above 6 years) out of which 61,651 were males and 41,650 were females.[3]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]
Economy
Topchanchi Lake, a tourist attraction, is located in this block.[2]
References
- ↑ "Topchanchi". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Welcome to the coal capital of India Dhanbad". Block offices. Dhanbad district administration. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.