Geographic Location of Orkhar

The village Orkhar is located in Dhanwar C.D.Block of Giridih District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kendua Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dhanwar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Giridih, which is about 47 kilometers away from Orkhar.

Travel and Communication for Orkhar

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Orkhar,
Giridih,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 825412

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Orkhar

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A brief summary of available data for Orkhar is given below:

Social Structure of Orkhar

As per available data from the year 2009, 1574 persons live in 202 house holds in the village Orkhar. There are 753 female individuals and 821 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.84% and males constitute 52.16% of the total population.

There are 253 scheduled castes persons of which 125 are females and 128 are males. Females constitute 49.41% and males constitute 50.59% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.07% of the total population.

Population density of Orkhar is 846.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Orkhar

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Total area of Orkhar is 186 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 60.21 ha. About 54.25 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.96 ha is irrigated area. About 3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.96 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 12.86 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 24.56 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 22.93 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 32.37 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.44 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 28.63 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Orkhar

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dhanwar, which is 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a government primary school in the village Orkhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Orkhar.

There is a government secondary school in the village Orkhar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gangapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

Colleges in Orkhar

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gangapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Koderma, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Orkhar

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Orkhar

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 2 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Orkhar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Orkhar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Orkhar.

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