Mahuatand is a village in the

Gomia Gomia (also spelled as Gumia) is a census town in the Gomia CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The modern name is a transformation of ''Gumia'' over the years. Though, today, it is still ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in the

Bermo subdivision Bermo subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dh ...

of the

Bokaro district Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District a ...

in the

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state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * '' Our ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

Geography

Location

Mahuatand is located at

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the b ...

with the

Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...

cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of . The

East Bokaro Coalfield East Bokaro Coalfield is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview In 1917, L.S.S. O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is th ...

located in the

Bermo ''For the town in North Wales, see Y Bermo'For the commune of Niger see Bermo, Niger'' Bermo is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district of the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Ber ...

Phusro Phusro is a nagar parishad in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated about from the district headquarters of Bokaro district. Damodar River passes through it. Geography Location Phusro ...

area and small intrusions of

Jharia Coalfield Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. The coalfield is an important contribut ...

make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country,

Bokaro Steel Plant Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged with the stat ...

, operated by

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, was set-up at

Bokaro Steel City Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City () is a planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is fourth largest and most populous city in the state. It is one of the planned cities of India. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro di ...

. The

Damodar Valley Corporation Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power st ...

established its first thermal power station at

Bokaro (Thermal) Bokaro Thermal is a census town in Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Often colloquially referred to as 'BTPS', as the Bokaro Thermal Power Station is located in this area. Geograp ...

. The long, high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway,

Tenughat Dam Tenughat Dam ( hi, तेनूघाट बांध) is an earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway across the Damodar River at Tenughat in Petarwar block of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Locati ...

, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is . The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed. 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.

Civic administration

Police station

Mahuatand police station is located at Mahuatand.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahuatand had a total population of 3,554 of which 1,867 (52%) were males and 1,690 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 542. The total number of literate persons in Mahuatand was 1,792 (84.75% of the population over 6 years).

References

{{Bokaro District Villages in Bokaro district