Okharsal, Jamua, Giridih, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Okharsal


The village Okharsal is located in Jamua C.D.Block of Giridih District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kurhobindo Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jamua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Giridih, which is about 23 kilometers away from Okharsal.

Travel and Communication for Okharsal


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Okharsal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Okharsal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Okharsal


As per available data from the year 2009, 1640 persons live in 231 house holds in the village Okharsal. There are 788 female individuals and 852 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.05% and males constitute 51.95% of the total population.

There are 400 scheduled castes persons of which 194 are females and 206 are males. Females constitute 48.5% and males constitute 51.5% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 24.39% of the total population.

Population density of Okharsal is 741.44 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okharsal


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Total area of Okharsal is 221.19 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 21.53 ha. About 13.84 ha is un-irrigated area. About 7.69 ha is irrigated area. About 7.69 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 18.38 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.91 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 61.53 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 10.18 ha is culturable waste land. About 49.81 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 43.66 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Okharsal


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Saharpura, which is less than 5 kms away from Okharsal.

There is a government primary school in the village Okharsal.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Okharsal, which is less than 5 kms away from Okharsal.

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

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

Colleges in Okharsal


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 Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

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 Okharsal.

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 Okharsal.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Okharsal


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

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 Okharsal.

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 Okharsal.

Healthcare Facilities in Okharsal


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Okharsal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Okharsal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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