Saram is a census town in the Gomia CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Saram
Census Town
Saram is located in Jharkhand
Saram
Saram
Location in Jharkhand, India#India3
Saram is located in India
Saram
Saram
Saram (India)
Coordinates: 23°45′53″N 85°49′06″E / 23.7646°N 85.8182°E / 23.7646; 85.8182
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictBokaro
Area
 • Total
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,212
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
829111
Telephone/STD code06544
Vehicle registrationJH 09
Lok Sabha constituencyGiridih
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGomia
Websitebokaro.nic.in

Geography

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8km
5miles
W
E
S
T
B
E
N
G
A
L
Bokaro
River
Konar
River
Damodar River
Tenughat
Dam
D
Petarwar
R
Nawadih
R
Kasmar
R
Mahuatand
R
Pindrajora
R
Siyaljori
R
Chandankiyari
R
Bokaro Steel Plant
F
Bokaro B TPS
F
Tenughat TPS
F
CCL Kathara Area
A
CCL Dhori Area
A
CCL B&K Area
A
Phusro
M
Chas
M
Tenu
CT
Bhandra
CT
Tanr Balidih
CT
Jena
CT
Bandh Dih
CT
Tenudam-cum-Kathara
CT
Saram
CT
Lalpania
CT
Hasir
CT
Gomia
CT
Bandhgora
CT
Bokaro Steel City
CT
Dugda
CT
Sijhua
CT
Bursera
CT
Termi
CT
Chandrapura
CT
Narra
CT
Telo
CT
Jaridih Bazar
CT
Bermo
CT
Kurpania
CT
Bokaro (Thermal)
CT
Bhojudih
CT
Amlabad
CT
Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Saram is located at 23°45′53″N 85°49′06″E / 23.7646°N 85.8182°E / 23.7646; 85.8182.

Area overview

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Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2]

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

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Saram had a total population of 15,212, of which 7,959 (52%) were males and 7,253 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,259. The total number of literate persons in Saram was 9,541 (73.66% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Saram covered an area of 10.87 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 23 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tapwater from treated sources, hand pump, overhead tank. It had 2,421 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 6 health centres, 6 family welfare centres, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 8 maternity homes, 9 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at Hasir 0.5 km away. The nearest general degree college at Teughat 5 km away. It had 2 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362420, page 138. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 384-397. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 March 2021.