Gomia block
| Gomia | |
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| Community development block | |
 Gomia
 Gomia
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| Coordinates: 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°ECoordinates: 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 630.6 km2 (243.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 231,185 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 128,206 (65.40%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 829111 (Gomia), 829128 (Swang Colliery), 829116 (Kathara), 829112 (E.Gomia), 829134 (Sarubera) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06544 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gomia |
| Website | bokaro |
| CD Block | |
Gomia (also spelled Gumia) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 43 km from Bokaro Steel City, the district headquarters,
Gomia is located at 23°48′27″N 85°49′56″E / 23.80750°N 85.83222°E. The Gomia block is a beautiful hilly terrain. It is mostly known by the ICI factory (previously IEL)
Gomia CD Block has an area of 630.6 km2 and has 36 panchayats and 135 villages.
As per 2011 Census of India Gumia CD Block had a total population of 231,185, of which 130,898 were rural and 100,287 were urban. There were 118,918 males and 112,267 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 28,774 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 46,327. Population below 6 years is 35,144.
Gomia CD Block has several census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Gomia (48,145), Hasur (11,195), Lalpania (3,659), Saram (15,212) and Tenu dam-cum-Kathhara (22,080).
Hindi is the local language in the Gomia area. Santali is also spoken.
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gumia CD Block was 128,208 (65.40% of the population above 6 years) out of which 77,211 were males and 50,995 were females.
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