Gidhour


Gidhour is a village and gram panchayat in the Gidhour CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Gidhour is located at.

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests, covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about above mean sea level. Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station, ready in 2021.North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gidhaur had a total population of 5,520, of which 2,863 were males and 2,657 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 848. The total number of literate persons in Gidhaur was 3,510.

Civic administration

Police station

Gidhour police station serves Gidhour CD block.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Gidhour CD block is at Gidhour village.