Gurbandha block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Ghatshila subdivision of East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
The laying of the foundation stone of the steel plant by Tata Steel (then known as Tata Iron and Steel Company) in 1907 at Sakchi Kalimati in Singhbhum district marked the beginning of the industrialisation of the area. The first police station in the area was opened in 1912 at Jugsalai. The Kalimati Sakchi village was renamed ‘Jamshedpur’ in 1917. Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters. Jamshedpur Notified Area was established in 1924. East Singhbhum district, with Jamshedpur as headquarters, was set up in 1990.
Geography
Gurbandha is located at .
“The district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The Seraikela Dhalbhumgarh upland and the Dalma range are natural divisions of the district. The main rivers are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.
The district consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Boram, Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai and Potka CD blocks, and (2) Ghatshila subdivision with Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Musabani, Dumaria, Gurbandha, Chakulia and Baharagora CD blocks.
Gurbandha CD block is bounded by the Dhalbhhumgarh and Chakulia CD blocks on the north, Baharagora CD block on the east, the Saraskana CD block/ tehsil in the Mayurbhanj district of the Odisha state on the south, and the Dumaria and Musabani CD blocks on the west.
Gurbandha CD block has an area of 229.07 km2.Gurbanda police station serves Gurbhandha CD block. The headquarters of Gurbandha CD block is located at Gurbandha village.
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, Gurbandha CD block had a total population of 43,001, all of which were rural. There were 21,703 (50%) males and 21,298 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 6,372. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,433 (3.33%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 28,634 (66.59%). Note: There seems to be a mismatch between the ST and language figures. The figures quoted here are as officially published on the internet. Percentages have been calculated.
Literacy
According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Gurbandha CD block was 20,164 (55.05% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 12,123 (65.86% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 8,041 (44.13% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 21.73%.
census, literacy in Purbi Singhbhum district was 76.13%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
Language and religion
According to the Population by Mother Tongue 2011 data, in the Gurbandha subdistrict, Santali was the mother-tongue of 19,802 persons forming 46.05% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Bengali (15,362/ 35.72%), Mundari (3,951/ 9.19%), Odia (2,061/4.79), Kharia (629/ 1.46), Ho (601/1.40), Hindi (587/ 1.37%), and persons with other languages as mother-tongue (8/ 0.02%). Note: An attempt has been made to include all language groups each with at least 500 persons as their mother-tongue and only those groups with less than 500 persons as their mother-tongue are included in the “other languages” category. Comparatively smaller language groups with 200+ persons as their mother-tongue are mentioned in the text. Many languages have sub-groups. Those who are interested can see the reference for more details.
Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language.
According to the Population by Religious Communities 2011 data, in the Gurbandha subdistrict, “Other religious communities” numbered 21,947 and formed 51.04% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Hindus (20,665/ 48.06%), Muslims (133/ 0.31%), Christians (152/ 0.35%), and persons who did not state their religion (104/ 0.24%).