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Jaldega
Village
JaldegaLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandJaldegaJaldega (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°34′36″N 84°48′42″E / 22.5768°N 84.8118°E / 22.5768; 84.8118
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population
• Total	3,161
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835201
Telephone/ STD code	06525
Vehicle registration	JH 20
Literacy	75.06%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kolebira
Website	simdega.nic.in

Jaldega is a village in the Jaldega CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Jaldega is located at 22°34′36″N 84°48′42″E / 22.5768°N 84.8118°E / 22.5768; 84.8118

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.

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 Jaldega.

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jaldega had a total population of 3,161, of which 1,496 (47%) were males and 1,665 (53%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 475. The total number of literate persons in Jaldenga was 2,016 (75.06% of the population over 6 years.

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

Education

S.S. High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 234 books.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 159 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

Project Girls High School Jaldega is a Hindi-medium girls only institute established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes VI and X. It has a playground and a library with 250 books.

Model School Jaldega is an English-medium coeducational institute established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.

Healthcare

There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Jaldega.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376718, pages 108-109. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
5. "SS +2 High School Jaldega". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
6. "KGBV Jaldega". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
7. "Project Girls High School Jaldega". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
8. "Model School Jaldega". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
9. "Hospitals". Simdega district administration. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

• Villages in Simdega district