Tundi is a village in
Tundi CD block in
Dhanbad Sadar subdivision
Dhanbad Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
The earliest administrative mention of Dhanbad, refers to the transfer of the headquarters of Gobindapur subdivision of er ...
of
Dhanbad district
Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand States and territories of India, state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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.
Geography
Location
Tundi is located at .
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Overview
The region shown in the map lies to the north of
Dhanbad
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...
city and is an extensive rural area with villages (particularly in the northern areas) scattered around hills. It is also an assembly area of Jharkhand. One of the many
spurs of
Pareshnath Hill
Parasnath Hill (also Sammet Shikhar, Marang Buru) is a mountain peak in the Parasnath hill range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district (Hazaribagh district in British India) of the Indian ...
(1,365.50 m), situated in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The
Barakar River
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma, Hazaribagh, Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to eas ...
flows along the northern boundary. The region shown in the map covers several
CD blocks –
Topchanchi,
Govindpur,
Tundi,
Purbi Tundi and a small part of
Baghmara. The Kolkata-Agra
National Highway 19 (old number NH 2)/
Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It r ...
cuts across the southern part of the region.
Police station
Tundi police station serves Tundi CD Block.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of this CD block is at Tundi.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Tundi had a total population of 4,221 of which 2,067 (49%) were males and 2,154 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 610. The total number of literates in Tundi was 2,761 (76.46% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
State Highway 13 (Jharkhand) passes through Tundi. There is a bridge over the
Barakar
Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk R ...
nearby, crossing over to
Taratanr in Giridih district.
Education
High School, Tundi, was established in 1952. It is a coeducational Hindi-medium institution with facilities for teaching from Class IX to Class XII. It is affiliated to the state board.
Model School, Tundi, was established in 2011. It is a co-educational English-medium institution with facilities for teaching from Class VI to Class X. It is affiliated to the state board. The school was established following a decision of the state government to open model schools with state-of-art infrastructure in each of the 212 blocks of Jharkhnd.
References
{{Dhanbad District
Villages in Dhanbad district