Santaldih
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?Santaldih West Bengal • India |
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Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
District(s) | Purulia |
Population | 4,678 (2001) |
Website: purulia.gov.in/egov/egov_initiative.html |
Coordinates: Santaldih (Bengali: সাঁওতালডিহ) or S.T. Power Project Town (Santaldih Thermal Power Project Town) is a census town in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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[edit] Geography
The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[1]It is located south of Damodar River. To the north of the river is Sindri in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], S.T. Power Project Town had a population of 4678. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. S.T. Power Project Town has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 93%, and female literacy is 82%. In S.T. Power Project Town, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Economy
West Bengal Power Development Corporation operates the 4 X 120 MW Thermal Power Station. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ WBPDCL website
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