Basantrai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Basantrai Location in Jharkhand, India  Basantrai Basantrai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′42″N 87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Godda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 581 |
| Languages (*For language details see Basantrai#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814155 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06437 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Website | godda |
Basantrai is a village in the Basantrai CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Basantrai is located at 24°59′42″N 87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E.
Basantrai has an area of 16.79 hectares (41.5 acres).[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
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Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Basantrai had a total population of 581, of which 307(53%) were males and 274 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 120. The total number of literate persons in Basantrai was 393 (85.25% of the population over 6 years). [1]
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Basantrai police station serves the Basantrai CD block.[3][4]
CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
Headquarters of Basantrai CD block is at Basantrai village. [5]
Education[edit | edit source]
M.A. Kalam Azad Degree College, Basantrai, is affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University.[6]Established in 1985, this college has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII (Intermediate).[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Godda on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Our Affiliated Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Degree College Basantrai". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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