Keredari (community development block)
Keredari | |
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Community development block | |
Keredari Keredari Location in Jharkhand | |
Coordinates: 23°51′27″N 85°5′26″E / 23.85750°N 85.09056°ECoordinates: 23°51′27″N 85°5′26″E / 23.85750°N 85.09056°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Hazaribagh |
Government | |
• Type | Community development block |
Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 91,357 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Santali |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Telephone code | 06551 |
Vehicle registration | JH 02 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barkagaon |
Website |
hazaribag |
CD Block |
Keredari is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Keredari is located at 23°51′27″N 85°5′26″E / 23.85750°N 85.09056°E.[1]It has an average altitude of 447 m.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Keredari CD Block had a total population of 91,357, all of which were rural. There were 46,827 males and 44,53 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 20,401 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 5,362. [3]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Keredari CD Block was 49,012 out of which 29,327 were males and 19,685 were females.[3]
Economy
National Thermal Power Corporation is involved in a big way in mining coal in the area.[4][5]
NTPC is constructing the 3 X 660 MW North Karanpura Thermal Power Station at Tandwa in Chatra district and coal for the plant would go from adjacent Barkagaon CD Block and Keredari CD Block.[6]
References
- ↑ http://wikimapia.org/14396297/Keredari
- ↑ "Keredari Block". One Five Nine. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- 1 2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "NTPC truce with squatters". The Telegraph, 18 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "NTPC offers mining contract to Thesis". Business Standard, 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project". Retrieved 5 November 2015.