Thethaitangar
Village in Jharkhand, India
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Thethaitangar is a village in the Thethaitangar CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Thethaitangar | |
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Village | |
  Thethaitangar Location in Jharkhand, India  Thethaitangar Thethaitangar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.5143°N 84.5129°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Simdega |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,423 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835226 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06525 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 20 |
| Literacy | 71.33% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simdega |
| Website | simdega |
Geography
10.6miles
River
River
River
Wildlife
Sanctuary
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Thethaitangar is located at 22.5143°N 84.5129°E
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.[1]
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 Thethaitangar.[2]
The headquarters of Thethaitangar CD block are located at Thethaitangar village.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Thethaitangar had a total population of 4,423, of which 2,163 (49%) were males and 2,260 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 736. The total number of literate persons in Thethaitangar was 2,630 (71.33% of the population over 6 years.[4]
(*For language details see Thethaitangar block#Language and religion)
Education
Government Middle School Thethaitangar is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1903. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class VIII.[5]
St Anne High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Taraboga in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 5,000 books and has 6 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[6]
Healthcare
There is a Referral Hospital at Thethaitangar.[7]