Arsande
Geography
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Karanpura Area
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Location
Arsande is located at 23°25′42″N 85°20′13″E / 23.4284°N 85.3370°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi 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 over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD 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, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. 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.
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
According to the 2011 Census of India, Arsande had a total population of 9,582, of which 4,966 (52%) were males and 4,616 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,097. The total number of literate persons in Arsande was 7,556 (89.50% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi, Arsande covered an area of 4.64 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tube well/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 1,589 domestic electric connections, 12 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 7 dispensaries, 7 health centres, 5 family welfare centres, 7 maternity and child welfare centres, 9 maternity homes, 1 nursing home, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 secondary schools, Other school facilities at Boreya 1.5 km away. An important commodity it produced was furniture. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 373566, page 28-29. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 675-681. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 September 2021.