Basia subdivision

Basia subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Gumla district in the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Basia subdivision
Subdivision
Basia subdivision Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Basia subdivision Basia subdivision (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.8756°N 84.8243°E / 22.8756; 84.8243
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Headquarters	Basia
Area
• Total	1,343.43 km2 (518.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	225,365
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Nagpuri, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	gumla.nic.in

History

As of 2022, Gumla district is divided into three subdivisions – Gumla subdivision (with Gumla, Ghaghra, Bharno, Bishunpur, Raidih and Sisai blocks), Basia subdivision (with Palkot, Basia and Kamdara blocks), and Chainpur subdivision (with Chainpur, Albert Ekka (Jari) and Dumri blocks).^[1]

Overview

The subdivisions of Gumla district have the following distinctions:^[2]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Gumla	Gumla	2,930.76	663,197	90.19	9.81
Chainpur	Chainpur	1,053.50	136,651	100	0
Basia	Basia	1,343.43	225,365	100	0

Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available.

17km
10.6miles

C

H

H

A

T

T

I

S

G

A

R

H

X

North Karo
River

W

Sankh River

V

South Koel
River

T

Palkot
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Sadni
Falls

H

Nagfeni

H

Navratangarh

H

Marda

B

Serangdag

B

Jalim

B

Gurdari

CT

Toto

CT

Ghaghra

M

Gumla

R

Sisai

R

Raidih

R

Palkot

R

Kamdara

R

Jari

R

Dumri

R

Chainpur

R

Bishunpur

R

Bharno

R

Basia

   

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

Police stations

Police stations in the Basia subdivision are at:^[3]

1. Basia
2. Kamdara
3. Palkot

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Basia subdivision are:^[2]

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	CT
Basia	Basia	398.99	80,731	5.20	63.96	67.66	-
Kamdara	Kamdara	365.41	63,775	3.52	70.61	68.51	-
Palkot	Palkot	579.03	80,859	8.08	60.11	61.55	-

Education

In 2011, in the Basia subdivision out of a total 234 inhabited villages in 3 CD blocks there were 53 villages with pre-primary schools, 223 villages with primary schools, 101 villages with middle schools, 23 villages with secondary schools, 14 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college, 9 villages with no educational facility.^[4]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand.

Educational institutions

(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

Healthcare

In 2011, in the Basia subdivision, in the 3 CD blocks, there were 17 villages with primary health centres, 67 villages with primary health subcentres, 87 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 10 villages with allopathic hospitals, 9 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with a veterinary hospitals, 16 villages with family welfare centres, 3 villages with medicine shops.^[4]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)