Ara, Ranchi
Ara | |
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Coordinates:23°21′40″N85°24′06″E/ 23.3612°N 85.4016°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Ranchi |
Government | |
• Type | Federal democracy |
Area | |
• Total | 5.72 km2(2.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,346 |
• Density | 1,100/km2(2,900/sq mi) |
Languages (*For language details seeNamkum#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi,Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 834010 |
Telephone/STD code | 0651 |
Vehicle registration | JH 01 |
Literacy | 86.29% |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Ranchi |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Khijri |
Website | ranchi |
Arais acensus townin theNamkumCD blockin theRanchi Sadar subdivisionof theRanchi districtin theIndianstateofJharkhand.
Geography
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Location
[edit]Ara is located at23°21′40″N85°24′06″E/ 23.3612°N 85.4016°E.
Area overview
[edit]The map alongside shows a part of theRanchi plateau,most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread overSilli,Rahe,SonahatuandTamarCD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, theSubarnarekha,originates nearRatu,flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet atHundru Falls.Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map.[1]A major part of theNorth Karanpura Areaand some fringe areas of thePiparwar Areaof theCentral Coalfields Limited,both located in theNorth Karanpura Coalfield,are in Ranchi district.[2][3]There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence.[4]Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Ara had a total population of 6,346, of which 3,401 (54%) were males and 2,945 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 795. The total number of literate persons in Ara was 4,790 (86.29% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Infrastructure
[edit]According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi,Ara covered an area of 5.72 km2.Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tube well/ bore well, overhead tank. It had 980 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 3 hospitals, 13 dispensaries, 13 health centres, 12 family welfare centres, 15 maternity and child welfare centres, 15 maternity homes, 15 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school atTati4 km away. Three important commodities it produced were cable wire, paiet box, bakery products. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank.[7]
Education
[edit]St. Katherine High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1996. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. It has a playground, a library with 1,500 books, and has 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved19 September2021.
- ^"Central Coalfields Limited".Areas – North Karanpura.CCL.Retrieved19 September2021.
- ^"Central Coalfields Limited".Areas – Piparwar.CCL.Retrieved19 September2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Page 14: Industry.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved19 September2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved19 September2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII B"(PDF).Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 374059, page 28-29.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved14 September2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Pages 675-681.Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand.Retrieved10 September2021.
- ^"St. Katherine High School, Ara Gate".Schools.org.Retrieved14 September2021.