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Baliapur (community development block)

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'''Baliapur''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]].

==Overview==
Dhanbad district forms a part of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], but it is more of an [[Highland|upland]] than a [[plateau]]. The district has two broad physical divisions – the southern part is a coal mining area with mining and industrial towns, and the northern part has villages scattered around hills. The landscape of the southern part is undulating and monotonous, with some scars of subsidence caused by underground mining. One of the many [[Spur (topography)|spurs]] of [[Shikharji|Parashnath Hills]] (1,365.50 m), in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the [[Topchanchi (community development block)|Topchanchi]] and [[Tundi (community development block)|Tundi]] areas of the district. The spur attains a height of 457.29 m but there is no peak as such. The Dhangi Hills (highest peak 385.57 m) run from [[Pradhan Khunta]] to [[Gobindpur, Jharkhand|Gobindpur]]. While the main river [[Damodar River|Damodar]] flows along the southern boundary, its tributary, the [[Barakar River|Barakar]], flows along the northern boundary. [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]] has built two dams across the rivers. The [[Panchet Dam]] is across the Damodar and the [[Maithon Dam]] is across the Barakar.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 38-43 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Pages 2-5 | publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date= 8 October 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171118110935/http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | archive-date= 18 November 2017 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Maoist activities==
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by [[Naxalite|Maoist]] activities. {{As of|2012}}, Dhanbad was one of the highly/moderately affected districts in the state.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/Assessment/2013/Jharkhand.htm |title = Jharkhand Assessment 2013 | publisher= Satp | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>{{As of|2016}}, Dhanbad was not identified as a focus area by the state police to check Maoist activities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | title = 13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities | publisher = Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016 | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113900/http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | archive-date = 27 September 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, there were some isolated Maoist activities in the Dhanbad area.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Anti-Maoist-ops-stepped-up-in-Dhanbad/articleshow/55382326.cms| title= Anti-Maoist ops stepped up in Dhanbad |publisher= The Times of India, 12 November 2016 | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Baliapur is located at {{coord|23|24|57|N|86|31|27|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/4080406/Baliapur-High-School-Ground |title= Baliapur High School Ground | work= Jharkhand| publisher= Wikimapia | access-date = 21 December 2015}}</ref>

Baliapur CD Block is bounded by [[Dhanbad (community development block)|Dhanbad]] and [[Govindpur (community development block)|Govindpur]] CD Blocks on the north, [[Nirsa (community development block)|Nirsa]] CD Block on the east, [[Raghunathpur II]] CD Block, in Purulia district in West Bengal, on the south and [[Jharia (community development block)|Jharia]] CD Block on the west.<ref name=dchb1>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2009_PART_B_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title= District Census Handbook 2011 Series 21 Part XIIB | work= Map on Page 3 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/dhanbad.html | title= CD Block/ Tehsil Map of Dhanbad |publisher= Maps of India| access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Baliapur CD Block has a forest area of 1453.36 kmhectares, covering 3.15% of the area of the CD Block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/Block_baliapur.html | title = Dhanbad: Welcome to the Coal Capital of India | work = Administration- Block Offices | publisher = Jharkhand Government | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171012213024/http://dhanbad.nic.in/admins/block_baliapur.html | archive-date = 12 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Baliapur CD Block has an area of {{cvt|173.31|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://desjhrkhand.nic.in/publications.html | title = District Statistical Handbook, Dhanbad | work = Tables 2.4 | publisher = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It has 21 [[gram panchayat]]s and 66 villages.<ref name=admin1>{{cite web | url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/Block_baliapur.html | title = Dhanbad | work = Administration-Block Offices | publisher = Government of Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171012213024/http://dhanbad.nic.in/admins/block_baliapur.html | archive-date = 12 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Baliapur#Police station|Baliapur]] Police Station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/structure.html| title = Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India| work = Administrative Structure of Dhanbad District – List of Thana and Outpost of Dhanbad| publisher = Jharkhand Government| access-date = 8 October 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095316/http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/structure.html| archive-date = 24 October 2017| url-status = dead}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at Baliapur.<ref name=dchb1/>

It is located 18 km from [[Dhanbad]], the district headquarters.<ref name=admin1/>

==Demographics==
===Population===
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Baliapur CD Block had a total population of 140,908, of which 121,494 were rural and 19,414 were urban. There were 73,278 (52%) males and 67,630 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 20,055. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 19,623 (13.93%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 18,798 (13.34%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Baliapur CD Block has three [[census towns]] (2011 population figure in brackets): [[Alagdiha]] (4,609), [[Suranga, Dhanbad|Suranga]] (4,708) and [[Baliapur]] (10,097).<ref name=census2011/>

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Baliapur CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Pradhan Khunta]] (4,399), Makunda (5,419), Kusmatanr (4,459), Parasbania (4,972) and Baghmara (7,655).<ref name=census2011/>

===Literacy===
{{As of|2011}} census the total number of literates in Baliapur CD Block was 84,983 (70.32% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 51,309 (81.67% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 33,674 (58.03% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 23.64%.<ref name=census2011/>

{{As of|2011}} census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011.<ref name=censushandbook2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2009_PART_B_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title= District Census Handbook Dhanbad 2011 Series- 21, Part XII B|work= Page 15 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/literacy.php | title= Literacy in India| work= Census 2011 |publisher= Census population 2015 data | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf |title=Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011|work= Page 110| publisher=Government of India| access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Dhanbad district|collapsible=y}}

===Language===
[[Hindi language|Hindi]] is the official language in Jharkhand and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] has been declared as an additional official language.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= 35 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}</ref> Jharkhand legislature had passed a bill according the status of a second official language to several languages in 2011 but the same was turned down by the Governor.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111122/jsp/jharkhand/story_14782656.jsp | title= Khortha demand for language teachers |publisher= The Telegraph, 22 November 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/second-official-language-of-jharkhand-governor-syed-ahmad/1/157173.html | title= Second Language |publisher= India Today, 22 October 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://post.jagran.com/search/second-official-language-in-jharkhand | title= Jharkhand Governor turns down language bill |publisher= Post/Jagran Josh, 19 October 2011 | access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref>

In the 2011 census, [[Hindi language|Hindi]] was the mother-tongue (languages mentioned under Schedule 8 of the Constitution of India) of 62.5% of the population in Dhanbad district, followed by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (19.3%) and Urdu (8.1%). The scheduled tribes constituted 8.4% of the total population of the district. Amongst the scheduled tribes those speaking [[Santali language|Santali]] formed 77.2% of the ST population. Other tribes found in good numbers were: [[Munda people|Munda]], Mahli and Kora.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title= District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, Census of India 2011, Series 21 Part XII A| work= Page 28 – Note on mother-tongue |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Livelihood===
{{Pie chart
|caption= '''Livelihood in Baliapur CD Block'''
|value1 = 21.36
|label1 = Cultivators
|value2 = 13.33
|label2 = Agricultural labourers
|value3 = 4.34
|label3 = Household industries
|value4 = 60.97
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In Baliapur CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 10,090 and formed 21.36%, agricultural labourers numbered 6,294 and formed 13.33%, household industry workers numbered 2,052 and formed 4.34% and other workers numbered 28,795 and formed 60.97%.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://desjhrkhand.nic.in/publications.html | title = District Statistical Handbook, Dhanbad | work = Tables 2.11, Note: The Table does not mention the year for which data is given, but some other tables in the section mention the year as 2011 | publisher = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers and entertainment artistes.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title= District Census Handbook 2011 Hazaribag, Series 21 Part XII A | work= Pages 24-25 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
There are 63 inhabited villages in Baliapur CD Block. In 2011, 100% villages had power supply. 5 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), all villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), all villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 8 villages had post offices, 11 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 5 villages had public call offices and 27 villages had mobile phone coverage. All villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 14 villages had bus service (public/ private), 9 villages had railway stations, 23 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 19 villages had tractors. 7 villages had bank branches, 9 villages had agricultural credit societies, no village had cinema/ video hall, no village had public library and public reading rooms. 46 villages had [[public distribution system]], 3 villages had weekly haat (market) and 43 villages had assembly polling stations.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 572-576 Appendix I: Village Directory | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
Dhanbad district has infertile [[laterite]] soil, having a general tendency towards continuous deterioration. The soil can be classified in two broad categories – red sandy soil and red and yellow soil. There are patches of [[alluvium]] along the river banks. Limited water resources constitute a major constraint for cultivation. Paddy is the main crop. The soils for rice cultivation fall into three categories – ''baad'', ''kanali'' and ''bahal''. ''Aghani'', is the main winter crop, consisting primarily of winter rice. ''Bhadai'' is the autumn crop. Apart from paddy, less important grain crops such as marua and maize are grown. The ''Rabi'' crop includes such cold weather crops as wheat, barley, oats, gram and pulses.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 45-46 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Page 11 | publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date= 8 October 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171118110935/http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | archive-date= 18 November 2017 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
Dhanbad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]]. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Transport==
{{Railways in Jharia Coalfield|collapse=yes}}
The [[Asansol-Gaya section]], a part of the [[Grand Chord]], passes through this block. There is a station at Pradhan Khunta on this line.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/719/378/1388 | title= 13305 Dhanbad-Gaya Inter-City Express | work= Time Table |publisher= Indiarailinfo | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Deuli-Khairapal Road passes through this block.<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Education==
In 2011, amongst the 63 inhabited villages in Baliapur CD Block, 1 village had no primary school, 34 villages had one primary school and 28 villages had more than one primary school. 39 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 9 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 576-577 Appendix IA: Village Directory – Villages by number of primary schools and Appendix IB – Village Directory – Villages by primary, middle and secondary schools | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2013, Baliapur CD Block had 1 block primary health centre, with 6 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies). 2,122 patients were treated indoor and 39,474 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.
<ref>{{cite web | url = http://desjhrkhand.nic.in/publications.html | title = District Statistical Handbook, Dhanbad | work = Tables 3.1 Medical facilities available in the district of Dhanbad and Table 3.4 Patients treated in Hospitals, Health Centres and Sub-centres | publisher = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand | access-date = 27 October 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2011, amongst the 63 inhabited villages in Baliapur CD Block, 5 villages had [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]], 17 villages had primary health sub-centres, 3 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, no village had a TB Clinic, no village had an allopathic hospital, no village had an alternative medicine hospital, no village had a dispensary, no village had veterinary hospital, 5 villages had medicine shops and 32 villages had no medical facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 573-574 Appendix I: Village Directory – Summary showing total number of villages having educational, medical and other amenities – CD Block level | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Community development blocks in Dhanbad district]]

Pradhan Khunta

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'''Pradhan Khunta''' is a village in [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur]] CD Block in Dhanbad subdivision of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
The Dhangi Hills (highest peak 385.57 m) run from Pradhan Khunta to [[Gobindpur, Jharkhand|Gobindpur]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 38-43 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Pages 2-5 |publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Pradhan Khunta had a total population of 4,399 of which 2,274 (52%) were males and 2,125 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 587. The total number of literates in Pradhan Khunta was 2,930 (76.86% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 15 October 2017}}</ref>

==Transport==
The [[Asansol-Gaya section]], a part of the [[Grand Chord]], passes through this block. There is a station at Pradhan Khunta on this line.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/719/378/1388 | title= 13305 Dhanbad-Gaya Inter-City Express | work= Time Table |publisher= Indiarailinfo | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Deuli-Khairpal Road passes through Pradhan Khunta and links it to [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]], [[Baliapur]] and [[Sindri]].<ref>Google maps</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Villages in Dhanbad district]]

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}

Suranga, Dhanbad

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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.711833|N|86.454167|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.398
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4,708
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Kurmali language|Kudmali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sindri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sindri]]
| website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Suranga''' is a [[census town]] in [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Suranga is located at {{coord|23.711833|N|86.454167|E|display=inline}},

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

===Overview===
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating [[Highland|uplands]] bustling with coalmines. The [[Damodar River]], the most important river of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of [[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]], an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as [[neighbourhoods]]. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Dhanbad (community development block)]]. 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Baliapur (community development block)]]. 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as [[census towns]]. Three operational areas of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] operate fully within the region – [[Pootkee Balihari Area]], [[Lodna Area]] and [[Eastern Jharia Area]]. The Moonidih sector of [[Western Jharia Area]] also operates in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=22623| title = Area | publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | accessdate = 2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | title = Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | work = प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi) | publisher = Jharkhand Government | accessdate = 19 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171028073630/http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | archive-date = 28 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Suranga had a total population of 4,708 of which 2,447 (52%) were males and 2,261 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 744. The total number of literates in Suranga was 2,709 (63.34% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 June 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Suranga has an area of 4.398 km2. It is 8 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Paharigora Halt 0.5 km away. Buses are available at Kusmatand 3 km away. It has 15 km roads and both covered and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are uncovered wells and tap water from untreated sources. There are 800 domestic electric connections. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 5 primary school, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. Other educational facilities at [[Jharia]] 8 km away.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | accessdate = 9 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]

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