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Bharno
Village
BharnoLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandBharnoBharno (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°14′07″N 84°53′25″E / 23.235224°N 84.890267°E / 23.235224; 84.890267
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population
• Total	8,680
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835203
Telephone/ STD code	06529
Vehicle registration	JH 07
Literacy	72.07%
Lok Sabha constituency	Lohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sisai
Website	gumla.nic.in

Bharno (also spelled as Bherno) is a village in the Bharno CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Bharno is located at 23°14′07″N 84°53′25″E / 23.235224°N 84.890267°E / 23.235224; 84.890267

Area overview

The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called pat and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.

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 Bharno.

The headquarters of Bharno CD block are located at Bharno village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bharno had a total population of 8,680, of which 4,230 (49%) were males and 4,450 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,261. The total number of literate persons in Bharno was 5,347 (72.07% of the population over 6 years).

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

Education

Government High School Bharno is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1950. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 2,500 books.

Lalit Oraon Smarak High School Bharno is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2014. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.

Adivasi Public School Bharno is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2014. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). page 7: Natural Divisions, Page 38: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
2. "Chota Nagpur plateau". Britannica. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. "District Police Profile - Gumla". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Gumla district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375747, page 96-97. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Govt HS +2 Bharno". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
7. "Lalit Oraon Smarak High School Bharno". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
8. "Adivasi Public School Bharno". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

• Villages in Gumla district