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Kuru, Lohardaga

Coordinates:23°33′16″N84°49′09″E/ 23.5544°N 84.8192°E/23.5544; 84.8192
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Kuru
Village
Kuru is located in Jharkhand
Kuru
Kuru
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kuru is located in India
Kuru
Kuru
Kuru (India)
Coordinates:23°33′16″N84°49′09″E/ 23.5544°N 84.8192°E/23.5544; 84.8192
CountryIndia
StateJharkhand
DistrictLohardaga
Government
• TypeFederal democracy
Population
(2011)
• Total6,676
Languages *
OfficialHindi,Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
835213
Telephone/STD code06526
Vehicle registrationJH 08
Literacy78.08%
Lok SabhaconstituencyLohardaga
Vidhan SabhaconstituencyLoharadaga
Websitelohardaga.nic.in

Kuruis a village in theKuruCD blockin the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of theLohardaga districtin theIndianstateofJharkhand.

Geography

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5miles
South Koel
River
Pakhar
B
Pakhar, Lohardaga (B)
Hisri
B
Hisri (B)
Bagru
B
Bagru, Lohardaga (B)
Lohardaga
M
Lohardaga (M)
Senha
R
Senha (R)
Peshrar
R
Peshrar (R)
Kuru
R
Kisko
R
Kisko, Lohardaga (R)
Kairo
R
Kairo, Lohardaga (R)
Bhandra
R
Bhandra, Lohardaga (R)
Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Kuru is located at23°33′16″N84°49′09″E/ 23.5544°N 84.8192°E/23.5544; 84.8192

Area overview

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The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. ThreeBauxite miningcentres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.[1]

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.

Civic administration

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Police station

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There is a police station at Kuru.[2]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Kuru CD block are located at Kuru village.[3]

Demographics

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According to the2011 Census of India,Kuru had a total population of 6,676, of which 3,361 (50%) were males and 3,315 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,093. The total number of literate persons in Kuru was 4,359 (78.08% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details seeKuru block#Language and religion)

Education

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Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayais a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 700 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.[5]

Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 1,861 books.[6]

Gandhi Memorial High School Maradi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Maradih in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 1,200 books.[7]

References

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  1. ^"District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved23 October2021.
  2. ^"District Police Profile - Lohardaga".Jharkhand Police. Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2021.Retrieved22 October2021.
  3. ^"District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A"(PDF).Map of Lohardaga district on the third page.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved22 October2021.
  4. ^"District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B"(PDF).Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 363011, page 74-75.Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand.Retrieved22 October2021.
  5. ^"KGBV Kuru".Schools.org.Retrieved22 October2021.
  6. ^"Project Girls High School Kuru".Schools.org.Retrieved22 October2021.
  7. ^"Gandhi Memorial High School Maradih".Schools.org.Retrieved22 October2021.