Bundu subdivision is an administrative subdivision in the Ranchi district of the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Bundu subdivision
Subdivision
Bundu subdivision is located in Jharkhand
Bundu subdivision
Bundu subdivision
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bundu subdivision is located in India
Bundu subdivision
Bundu subdivision
Bundu subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 23°11′N 85°35′E / 23.18°N 85.58°E / 23.18; 85.58
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictRanchi
HeadquartersBundu
Government
 • TypeFederalism in India
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneIST
Websiteranchi.nic.in

Overview

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Ranchi district is a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small portion 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.[1]

Administrative divisions

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15km
10miles
W
E
S
T
B
E
N
G
A
L
Khukhragarh
H
Sikidiri
R
Pithuriya
R
Narkopi
R
CCL North
Karanpura Area
Koel
River
Damodar
River
Bhairavi
River
Karkari
River
Kanchi
River
Raru
River
Subarnarekha
River
Getalsud
Dam
D
Dassam Falls
T
Jonha Falls
T
Hundru
Falls
T
Tundul
CT
Tati
CT
Ray
CT
Ratu
CT
Namkum
N
Muri
CT
Khelari
CT
Kanke
CT
Irba
CT
Churi
CT
Bishrampur
CT
Bargarwa
CT
Arsande
CT
Ara
CT
Bundu
M
Ranchi
M
Hatia
R
Tamar
R
Sonahatu
R
Silli
R
Rahe
R
Ormanjhi
R
Nagri
R
Mesra
R
Mandar
R
Lapung
R
Itki
R
Dakra
R
Chutupalu
R
Chanho
R
Burmu
R
Bero
R
Balsokra
R
Angara
R
Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious subdivision
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Ranchi district is divided into two sub-divisions:Ranchi Sadar subdivision and Bundu subdivision. Ranchi Sadar subdivision consists of 14 CD blocks: Kanke, Ratu, Chanho, Mandar, Lapung, Burmu, Bero, Namkum, Ormanjhi, Angara, Silli, Khelari, Nagri and Itki. Bundu subdivision consists of 4 CD blocks: Rahe, Bundu, Sonahatu and Tamar. The details of the CD blocks are given below for the respective subdivision.[2]

There are two statutory towns in the district - Ranchi is a municipal corporation housing the headquarters of Ranchi Sadar subdivision, and Bundu is a nagar panchayat, housing the headquarters of Bundu subdivision. There are thirteen census towns in Ranchi district, all are in Ranchi Sadar subdivision: Bisrampur, Churi, Ray, Khelari, Kanke, Arsande, Ibra, Muri, Tati, Ara, Bargarwa, Ratu and Tundul.[2]

Police stations

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The following police stations are located in the Bundu subdivision: Bundu, Sonahatu, Tamar and Mahila Bundu. There is a police outpost at Rahe,[3]

Blocks

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Community development blocks in the Bundu subdivision are:[4]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %
CT
Bundu Bundu 250.85 61,921 5.46 59.82 66.38 -
Rahe Jharkhand 180.42 53,916 6.50 32.11 69.19 -
Sunahatu Sonahatu 273.12 77,252 7.92 23.89 66.04 -
Tamar Tamar 513.43 132,672 11.54 42.91 62.76 -

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 10: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Administrative Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Ranchi". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 28: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 24 September 2021.