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Rasikpur
Rasikpur is located in Jharkhand
Rasikpur
Rasikpur
Location in Jharkhand, India
Rasikpur is located in India
Rasikpur
Rasikpur
Rasikpur (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′18″N 87°15′19″E / 24.288367°N 87.255278°E / 24.288367; 87.255278
Country India 24.288367,87.255278
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Area
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,320
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Dumka (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814101
Telephone/ STD code06434
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDumka
Websitedumka.nic.in

Rasikpur is a census town in Dumka CD block in Dumka subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Rasikpur is located at 24°17′18″N 87°15′19″E / 24.288367°N 87.255278°E / 24.288367; 87.255278.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area[edit | edit source]

Rasikpur has an area of 1.62 km2.[2]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rasikpur had a total population of 8,320, of which 4,257 (51%) were males and 4,063 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,246. The total number of literate persons in Rasikpur was 7,074 (77.61% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Dumka, Rasikpur covered an area of 1.62 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,185 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities it had x working women’s hostels. An important item it produced was furniture. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank.[3]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Dumka railway station, on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line, is located nearby.[4]

Education[edit | edit source]

Government Middle School Rasikpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution stablished in 1925. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.[5]

St. Xavier’s is an English-medium school in Rasikpur.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "District Census Handbook Dumka, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). 705-709. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Govt. RA. M.S. Rasikpur". Schools.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.