Boram, Purvi Singhbhum

For other uses, see Boram (disambiguation).

Boram is a village in the Boram CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Boram
Village
Boram Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Boram Boram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.9568°N 86.2844°E / 22.9568; 86.2844
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	East Singhbhum
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,317
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	832112
Telephone/ STD code	0657
Vehicle registration	JH 05
Literacy	68.17%
Lok Sabha constituency	Jamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jugsalai
Website	jamshedpur.nic.in

Geography

17km
10.6miles

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B

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N

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Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Kharkhai
River

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Subarnarekha
River

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Musabani

CT

Jadugora

CT

Haludpukur

CT

Ghatshila

T

Galudih

T

Burudi

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Chakuliya

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Jamshedpur

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Potka

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Patamda

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Mahulia

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Kokpara

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Hata

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Gurbandha

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Dumaria

R

Boram

R

Dhalbhumgarh

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Baharagora

   

Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Boram is located at 22.9568°N 86.2844°E / 22.9568; 86.2844.

Area overview

The area shown in the map "forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.^[1] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.^[2]

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.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Boram.^[3]

The headquarters of Boram CD block is located at Boram village.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Boram had a total population of 3,314, of which 1,760 (53%) were males and 1,554 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 485. The total number of literate persons in Boram was 1,807 (63.87% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

(*For language details see Boram block#Language and religion)

Education

Adibasi High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 773 books.^[6]