Phusro
Phusro is a notified area (Now under Phusro Nagar Parishad) in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district headquarters of Bokaro district. Damodar River passes through it.
Phusro | |
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  Phusro Location in Jharkhand, India  Phusro Phusro (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.77°N 85.99°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 186,139 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829144 |
| Telephone code | 06549 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bermo |
| Website | http://www.phusro.in |
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Phusro Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 186,139, of which 97,665 were males and 88,874 females.[2] Phusro Urban Agglomeration is composed of Phusro (Nagar Parishad), Bermo (Census Town), Jaridih Bazar (CT), Bokaro (CT) and Kurpania (CT).[3]
As per 2011 Census of India, Phusro Nagar Parishad had a total population of 89,178, of which 46,605 were males and 42,573 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 13,635 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 5,109.[4]
As of 2001 India census,[5] Phusro had a population of 83,463. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Phusro, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Literacy
As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Phusro UA was 131,202 (79.99% of total population) out of which 75,847 (88.26% of males) were males and 55,355 (70.90% of females) were females.[2] As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Phusro Nagar Parishad was 60,973, out of which 35,055 were males and 25,918 were females.[4]
Education
It has many good schools for primary and high school educations, namely, DAV Public School, Dhori (IAS officer of 2009 Batch, Shubhra Saxena, who scored AIR 1, is an alumni of DAVPS Dhori) Bharat Singh Public School, Rukmini Devi Public School, Anpati Devi Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir (Phusro), Saraswati Shisu Vidya Mandir (Dhori), Rambilas High School, Carmel School Kargali, Ram Ratan High School, and others. It has one girls college, JSM college which is affiliated to VBU, Hazaribagh. Many students study outside the state due to a lack of good higher education college.
Transportation
Phusro railway station is connected to Kolkata, Bhopal, Ajmer, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Patna by direct trains. It lies on the Gomoh-Barkakana lines. The station has been selected to be developed into 'Adarsh Station' in a recent rail budget. Large numbers of buses ply between Phusro and neighbouring cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, and Hazaribagh. Buses to north Bihar cities also ply from Phusro.
Health services
It has two CCL managed hospitals, namely Central Hospital, Dhori and Central Hospital, Kargali and a government hospital called Referral Hospital. Mainly the private clinics serve local people. The government-run hospital has very poor facilities but is good for first aid and other primary care.
References
- "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Urban Agglomeration – Cities having population 1 lakh and above. Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomerations haing population above 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.