22-627: Irba is a census town in the Ormanjhi CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand . Irba is located at 23°27′27″N 85°26′33″E / 23.4574°N 85.4424°E / 23.4574; 85.4424 . The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau , most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m) above sea level. Only
44-485: A greater number of statutory towns, the states would be able to get more money from the Centre as per the 14th Finance Commission Report. Additionally, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 50% weightage is given to the number of statutory towns in the state/UT to determine the allocation of funds to these states/UTs. Following this notification, Maharashtra state government converted 19 CTs in
66-445: A library with 2,500 books. Florence College of Nursing was established at Irba in 2003–04. It offers nursing courses starting from general nursing & midwifery to post graduate levels, as well as paramedical and pharmacy courses. Shine – Abdur Razzaque Ansari Institute of Health Education & Research, a private college established in 2009, offers different courses in nursing, allied health sciences etc. Amrita College of Nursing
88-506: 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 (150 to 300 m). There is a 16 km (9.9 mi) 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
110-455: A well developed village is designated as a village where all basic facilities like health, education road connectivity, rail connectivity and other basic infrastructure is easily available. In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. Census towns are governed by gram panchayats , unlike statutory towns. They are characterized by
132-473: Is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of a village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of
154-581: Is a nucleus of either thirty occupied houses on both sides of the road or twenty occupied houses on one side of the Road". Census towns were distinct from municipal towns ; the latter, which had legally defined boundaries and local government powers, were abolished by the Local Government Reform Act 2014 . Census towns were replaced by built up areas in the 2022 census . Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat ( transl. 'village council' )
176-516: Is a private college at Hutup , PO Irba. Shaswat Institute of Teacher's Education at Hutup, PO Irba, offers a degree course in education. It has bus facility for pickup from Ranchi. Abdur Razzaque Ansari Memorial Weavers Hospital (Apollo Hospital Group) was established by the Chhotanagpur Regional Handloom Weavers Co-operative Union Ltd. in 1996. Census town In India and some other countries,
198-464: Is divided into wards, and people in each ward vote for their representative. These elected members, along with the president ( sarpanch ) and vice president, form the Gram Panchayat. The president (sarpanch) and vice president (upa-sarpanch) in a gram Panchayat are elected from among the elected ward members. the term of office for elected members in a Gram Panchayat, including the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch,
220-503: Is required to ensure planned development of these areas. In this notification, Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) notes: The opportunity of planned urban development might get lost if unplanned construction and ad hoc provisioning of infrastructure is allowed to take place over a long time. Additionally, the Ministry, in the notification, has informed the states that they stand to gain from according statutory status to these towns. With
242-504: 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. According to the 2011 Census of India , Irba had a total population of 5,210, of which 2,476 (53%) were males and 2,464 (47%) were females. Population aged six and under
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#1732872456022264-453: The branch offices of two nationalised bank and one agricultural credit society. National Highway 20 (earlier NH 33) (Ranchi-Ramgarh-Hazaribagh Road), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Ormanjhi. A.R. Ansari Memorial High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X. It has a play ground and
286-468: The first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Gram Panchayats are at
308-1537: The following: Examples of Indian census towns include Kapsi in Chhattisgarh , Avinissery in Thrissur District of Kerala , Greater Noida , Chakeri and Manauri in Uttar Pradesh , Indranagar in Tripura , Begampur , Chandpara , Nandigram , Chittaranjan and Beliatore in West Bengal , Chevella in Telangana , Amini in Lakshadweep , Deolali in Maharashtra , Ghatshila in Purbi Singhbhum District of Jharkhand , BGR Township ( Bongaigaon Refinery Township ) in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration of Assam , Pileru in Andhra Pradesh , Chikhli in Gujarat and Ichgam in Jammu and Kashmir . The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of
330-402: The lowest level of Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), whose legal authority is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, which is concerned with rural local governments. The Gram Panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The Panchayat is chaired by
352-484: The medical facilities, it had four hospitals, three dispensaries, three health centres, five family welfare centres, two maternity and child welfare centres, two maternity homes, two nursing homes, five medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had one primary school, three middle schools, one secondary school, Other educational facilities at Dardag, five km (3.1 mi) away. Three important commodities it produced were soap, bakery products, handicrafts. It had
374-593: The panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or " Sarpanch " in Northern India . There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India. Established in various states of India, the Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad , at the district level; Panchayat Samiti , at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village, Nagaur District being
396-727: The plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet (91 m) 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
418-594: The president of the village, known as a Sarpanch . The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the Panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee Panchayat activities. According to Section. 6 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994 , that state's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. Gram Panchayat elections in India occur every five years. The village
440-404: The state to statutory ULBs. These 19 CTs are in close proximity to the town of Pune and this conversion is expected to lessen the infrastructure and population pressures on the town. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office , a census town by definition was a "cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 m there
462-449: The urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number of CTs was in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in May 2016 asked the 28 states in India to take action to start the process of recognizing CTs as urban areas. The argument given for this conversion was that a statutory Urban Local Body (ULB)
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#1732872456022484-556: Was 789. The total number of literate persons in Irba was 3,428 (77.54% of the population over six years). According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi , Irba covered an area of 2.81 km (1.08 sq mi). Among the civic amenities, it had three km (1.9 mi) of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 675 domestic electric connections. Among
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