Ahilyapur

Ahilyapur (also called Ahilapur) is a village in the Gandey CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Ahilyapur
Village
Ahilyapur
Location in Jharkhand, India
Ahilyapur
Ahilyapur (India)
Coordinates: 24.110000°N 86.481056°E / 24.110000; 86.481056
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,700
Languages (*For language details see Gandey block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825106
Telephone/ STD code06557
Lok Sabha constituencyKodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGandey
Websitegiridih.nic.in

Geography
Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ahilyapur is located at 24.110000°N 86.481056°E / 24.110000; 86.481056.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [1][2][3]

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, Ahilapur had total population of 4,700, of which 2,464 (52%) were males and 2,236 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 913. The total number of literate persons in Ahilapur was 2415 (63.77% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Ahilyapur police station serves the Gandey CD block.[5]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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