Gopikandar, Dumka

Village in Jharkhand, India
24°26′10″N 87°28′56″E / 24.436111°N 87.482167°E / 24.436111; 87.482167Country IndiaStateJharkhandDistrictDumkaPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total1,293Languages (*For language details see Gopikandar#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, UrduTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
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Telephone/ STD code06427Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahalVidhan Sabha constituencyLitiparaWebsitedumka.nic.in

Gopikandar is a village in the Gopikandar CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Rasikpur
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Rasikpur (CT)
Purana
Dumka
CT
Purana Dumka (CT)
Dudhani
CT
Dudhani, Dumka (CT)
Karmatanr
CT
Karmatanr, Jamtara (CT)
Mihijam
M
Mihijam (M)
Jamtara
M
Jamtara (M)
Basukinath
M
Basukinath (M)
Dumka
M
Dumka (M)
Madhupur
M
Madhupur, Deoghar (M)
Jasidih
M
Jasidih (M)
Deoghar
M
Deoghar (M)
Narayanpur
R
Narayanpur, Jamtara (R)
Nala
R
Nala, Jamtara (R)
Kundahit
R
Kundahit (R)
Fatehpur
R
Fatehpur, Jamtara (R)
Bindapathar
R
Bindapathar (R)
Basudih
R
Basudih (R)
Bagdahari
R
Bagdahari (R)
Tongra
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Tongra (R)
Taljhari
R
Taljhari, Dumka (R)
Shikaripara
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Shikaripara, Dumka (R)
Saraiyahat
R
Saraiyahat, Dumka (R)
Ranishwar
R
Ranishwar, Dumka (R)
Ramgarh
R
Ramgarh, Dumka (village) (R)
Masalia
R
Masalia, Dumka (village) (R)
Maluti
R
Maluti (R)
Kathikund
R
Kathikund, Dumka (R)
Jarmundi
R
Jarmundi, Dumka (R)
Jama
R
Jama, Dumka (village) (R)
Hansdiha
R
Hansdiha (R)
Gopikandar
R
Sarwan
R
Sarwan, Deoghar (village) (R)
Sarath
R
Sarath, Deoghar (village) (R)
Palojori
R
Palojori, Deoghar (R)
Mohanpur
R
Mohanpur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Margomunda
R
Margomunda, Deoghar (R)
Karon
R
Karon, Deoghar (village) (R)
Devipur
R
Devipur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Sonaraithari
R
Sonaraithari, Deoghar (R)
Chitra
R
Chitra, Deoghar (R)
  
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Gopikandar is located at 24°26′10″N 87°14′58″E / 24.436111°N 87.249444°E / 24.436111; 87.249444.

Overview

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]

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Area

Gopikandar has an area of 137.52 hectares (339.8 acres).[2]

Demographics

According 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

Police station

There is a police station at Gopikandar.[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Gopikandar CD block is at Gopikandar village.[4]

Education

Kasturba 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

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "KGBV Gopikandar". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "High School Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Project Girls HS Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "St. AV HS Gopikandar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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