22-549: Patratu is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand . Patratu is located at 23°40′N 85°17′E / 23.67°N 85.28°E / 23.67; 85.28 . It has an average elevation of 405 metres (1328 feet) Patratu Dam was constructed under the planning of
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
66-617: A result of the bifurcation of Ranchi University . The Governor of Jharkhand is the chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities . The University Grants Commission recognized the university and registered it under section 12B of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 . Its jurisdiction extends over 5 districts: Chatra , Giridih , Hazaribagh , Koderma , and Ramgarh . This article about
88-639: Is a state university located in Hazaribagh , Jharkhand , India, about 100 km from Ranchi , the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It manages and maintains 12 constituent colleges , as well as 61 affiliated colleges which teach up to the undergraduate level. The university educates people in physical science, life science, earth science, social science, humanities, commerce, technology, medical science, law, education, homeopathy and ayurvedic medicines. The university came into existence on 17 September 1992 as
110-556: 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 . Vinoba Bhave University Vinoba Bhave University
132-507: Is connected by State Highway 2 of Jharkhand, to its district headquarters at Ramgarh and state capital at Ranchi . There is also a bus station where buses are available for many cities of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on 13 July 2015 inaugurated the Patratu unit of Burnpur Cement . The dam was made to store water of the Nalkari River for supply to
154-503: 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
176-584: The Patratu Thermal Power Station . This thermal power station was made by Russian collaboration in 1962. It has two chimneys made by a Russian firm, which are called the Russian side. The other two chimneys were made by an Indian firm, so it is called the Indian side. The plant has a power generation capacity of 840MW. Construction of 4000 MW power plant is going on in Patratu, the first unit will start in
198-484: The Ramgarh cantonment area as well as being the main reservoir for the Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS). There have been plans to turn it into a tourist attraction During recent changes, the area's coal pulling bicycles have gotten the support of local motor bikers on a profit sharing basis. The attraction of this city is its natural habitat and scenic beauty. The city is developed as a residential area for employees of
220-411: The age range 0-6 years was 3,999. The total number of literate persons in Patratu was 24,382 (84.37% of the population over 6 years). As of 2001 India census , Patratu had a population of 32,132. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.Patratu has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 61%. In Patratu, 13% of
242-496: The brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours." 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. Patratu police station serves Patratu CD block. The headquarters of Patratu CD block is located at Patratu town. According to the 2011 Census of India , Patratu had a total population of 32,899, of which 17,305 (53%) were males and 15,594 (47%) were females. Population in
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#1733085362757264-1537: 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
286-602: The greatest Indian engineer and father of Indian engineering, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This dam is only 40 km away from Ranchi , the capital of Jharkhand, from where it can be reached by road in less than an hour. It is directly connected to Ranchi , Patna , Jaipur , Jamshedpur , Varanasi , Jammu , Jabalpur , Allahabad , Delhi and Kolkata by train. Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield , Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield . Four of
308-416: The medical facilities, it had 4 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 16 nursing homes, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 14 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among
330-470: The population is under 6 years of age. According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh , Patratu covered an area of 1.392 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 25 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells, overhead tanks. It had 5,822 domestic electric connections, 120 road lighting points. Among
352-464: The six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau . The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and
374-404: The social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 3 auditorium/ community halls, 3 public libraries, 1 reading room. An important commodity It produced was electricity. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 agricultural credit society. Schools in Patratu include: Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) College, affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University
396-404: The south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and
418-404: 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
440-449: 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)
462-529: The year 2024. Census town In India and some other countries, 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
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#1733085362757484-515: Was established at Patratu in 1972. Birsa Munda Airport is the nearest airport, with direct flights available to Delhi , Kolkata , Mumbai , Hyderabad , Jharsuguda , Indore , Bhubaneswar , Bangalore and Patna . Patratu Railway Station is the only railway station. It has three platforms with direct trains available for Kolkata in Up direction, and in the down direction New Delhi , Patna and many states of India like Punjab and Haryana . Patratu
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