Gopikandar is a village in the Gopikandar CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Gopikandar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Gopikandar Rural places | |
  Gopikandar Location in Jharkhand, India  Gopikandar Gopikandar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′10″N 87°28′56″E / 24.436111°N 87.482167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,293 |
| Languages (*For language details see Gopikandar#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814103 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06427 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Litipara |
| Website | dumka |
Geography
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Dam
Dumka
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
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Location
editGopikandar is located at 24°26′10″N 87°14′58″E / 24.436111°N 87.249444°E.
Overview
editThe 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]
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Area
editGopikandar has an area of 137.52 hectares (339.8 acres).[2]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Gopikandar had a total population of 1,293, of which 654 (51%) were males and 639 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 186. The total number of literate persons in Gopikandar was 1,107 (64.77% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Civic administration
editPolice station
editThere is a police station at Gopikandar.[3]
CD block HQ
editHeadquarters of Gopikandar CD block is at Gopikandar village.[4]
Education
editKasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Gopikandar, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[5]
Government High School Gopikandar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[6]
Project Girls High School Gopikandar is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.[7]
St. Aloysius High School is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[8]
References
edit- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "KGBV Gopikandar". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "High School Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Project Girls HS Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "St. AV HS Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.