Kirandul

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?Kirandul Chhattisgarh • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Dantewada
Population	19,053 (2001)

Kirandul is a city and a municipality in Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

It is a small town with NMDC colony, bus stand, railway station and a college.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Kirandul had a population of 19,053. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kirandul has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kirandul, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Cultural Aspect: Kirandul and Baster-region in general has been a home for the aboriginal People (Mama-Muria) for a very long time. In 1940s and 1950 a Japanese team came to Kirandul to verify the quality of Iron Ore (Hematite) Later on National Mineral Development with help of Japan set up the first Iron ore plant in Kirandul (Deposit 14) http://www.nmdc.co.in/bailadia14.asp

Socio Economic Development (1950-2007) The mines and the plants have created lot of employment and have modernized the life of the aboriginal Mama-Muria Tribes. The Tribal people get Free Medical Care at BIOP Hospital from World Class Doctors and Staff. Tribal people are simple and smart. They are offered Jobs under the Schdule tribes category with the Government. Some tribes have remained Hindus. Over time many tribals have converted to Christianity. [1]

Kirandul has an extremely educated and cultured population. Lot of Engineers, Doctors , Teacher and Trader came here to support the small town. People from all walks of life are here. Hindi is the prime language of communication. English is also supported. Other national languages like Bengali, Malayalam, Telegu, Punjabi, Gujrati, Marathi, Marwari, Kannada, Oriya Bihari are also spoken in micro communities. Chattishgari is very popular. It is a variation of Hindi.

Holy Land Kirandul falls in Dandakarenya region. Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Lakshman (Ji) stayed in many places in Dandakarenya (like Chitrakoot). Kirandul is in the Dantewara District. There is also a Town called Dantewara about 50 km from Kirandul. Dantewara has a temple known as Danteshwari..this was the place where Goddess Sati's Teeth was found. Also near the temple there is a big slab where Foot marks of Lord Rama are marked in a Stone. It is believed that someone created it when lord Rama came there. It is also documented in Ramayana that lord Rama loved the Dandakarenya forest life more than any other place he lived. [2]

Chattisgarhi People are very special. They are great devotees of Lord Rama and Mother Sita. They are known to celebrate Ganesh Puja, Ramalila, Dusshera, Deepawali, Holi, Janamashthami and other festivals. Bengalis celebrate Sri Sri Durga Puja ( Bengali Cultural Association). There are other associations like Andhra Association, Kerala Association and Chatthisgarhi club. There is a Rama Temple, Kali Temple, Shiva Temple, Church(2), Mosque.

The Schools are:

Prakash Vidyalaya (Convent)

Kendriya Vidyalaya (http://www.kvkirandul.com/)

BIOP School (NMDC + Govt)

DAV School

State Sponsored School

Hospitals : BIOP Government Hospitals. If Emergency go to InDoors part of Hospitals for after hours service

Kirandul used to have a a satellite township called Kailashnagar. It is believed to be closed. http://dantewada.gov.in/images/kailashl.jpg

Railways: Kirandul - Vishakhapathnam Railroad is the record high Broad Gauge line in India. [3]