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Bishrampur
Census Town
BishrampurLocation in Jharkhand, India3Show map of JharkhandBishrampurBishrampur (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°40′38″N 85°00′15″E / 23.6771°N 85.0043°E / 23.6771; 85.0043
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Area
• Total	5.79 km (2.24 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,487
• Density	770/km (2,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Khelari block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	829210
Telephone/ STD code	06530
Vehicle registration	JH 01
Literacy	75.97%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kanke
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Bishrampur is a census town in the Khelari CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Bishrampur is located at 23°40′38″N 85°00′15″E / 23.6771°N 85.0043°E / 23.6771; 85.0043.

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bishrampur had a total population of 4,487, of which 2,321 (52%) were males and 2,166 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 663. The total number of literate persons in Bishrampur was 2,905 (75.97% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi, Bishrampur covered an area of 5.79 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 9 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tap water from untreated sources, river infiltration gallery. It had 771 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 6 dispensaries, 6 health centres, 8 family welfare centre, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 8 maternity homes, 3 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Bukbuka 2 km away. An important commodity it produced was coal. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.

Economy

The projects of the North Karanpura Area of Central Coalfields Ltd. in North Karanpura Coalfield are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K.D.H. opencast, Karkatta opencast, Rohini opencast, Purnadih opencast.

Education

Uttari Karnpura Shramik Mahavidyalaya was established at Dakra in 1990.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
3. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 373458, page 28-29. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 675-681. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
8. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
9. "Uttari Karnpura Shramik Mahavidyalaya". UKSM. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
10. "Uttar Karanpur Shramik Mahavidyalaya". Shiksha. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
11. "Affiliated Colleges". Ranchi University. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

• Cities and towns in Ranchi district