Jaldega Explained

Jaldega is a village in the Jaldega CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Jaldega is located at 22.5768°N 84.8118°W

Area overview

In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.^[1]

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

There is a police station at Jaldega.^[2]

The headquarters of Jaldega CD block are located at Jaldega village.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jaldega had a total population of 3,161, of which 1,496 (47%) were males and 1,665 (53%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 475. The total number of literate persons in Jaldenga was 2,016 (75.06% of the population over 6 years.^[4]

(*For language details see Jaldega block#Language and religion)

Education

S.S. High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 234 books.^[5]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 159 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.^[6]

Project Girls High School Jaldega is a Hindi-medium girls only institute established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes VI and X. It has a playground and a library with 250 books.^[7]

Model School Jaldega is an English-medium coeducational institute established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.^[8]

Healthcare

There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Jaldega.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 5 November 2021.
2. Web site: District Police Profile - Simdega. Jharkhand Police. 3 November 2021. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220940/https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/simdega. dead.
3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Simdega district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376718, pages 108-109. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
5. Web site: SS +2 High School Jaldega. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
6. Web site: KGBV Jaldega. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
7. Web site: Project Girls High School Jaldega. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
8. Web site: Model School Jaldega. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.
9. Web site: Hospitals . Simdega district administration . 3 November 2021.