Tundul

Tundul (also spelled Tundhul) is a census town in the Nagri CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Tundhul is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population..

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tundul had a total population of 11,190, of which 5,653 (51%) were males and 5,537 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,697. The total number of literate persons in Tunul was 7,366 (77.59% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi'', Tundul covered an area of 4.338 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 35 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,811 domestic electric connections, 33 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 7 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 5 family welfare centres, 15 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 maternity home, 6 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Jagannathpur 4 km away. Three important commodities it produced were bag, pickle, rice.

Education

Prativa Bal Vikas School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2002. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. It has a playground and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

References

Cities and towns in Ranchi district

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