Patratu
Patratu is a census town in the Patratu in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Patratu is located at. It has an average elevation of 405 metresPatratu Dam was constructed under the planning of the greatest Indian engineer and father of Indian engineering, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This dam is only 40 km away from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, from where it can be reached by road in less than an hour. It is directly connected to Ranchi, Patna, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Jammu, Jabalpur, Allahabad, Delhi and Kolkata by train.
Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map. "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."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
Police station
Patratu police station serves Patratu CD block.CD block HQ
The headquarters of Patratu CD block is located at Patratu town.Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Patratu had a total population of 32,899, of which 17,305 were males and 15,594 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,999. The total number of literate persons in Patratu was 24,382.As of the 2001 Census of India, Patratu had a population of 32,132, of which 17,311 were male and 14,821 were female. Population in the age range 0-6 was 4,198. In 2001, Patratu had an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female literacy was 61%.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Patratu covered an area of 1.392 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 25 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells, overhead tanks. It had 5,822 domestic electric connections, 120 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 4 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 16 nursing homes, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 14 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 1 non-formal educational centre. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 3 auditorium/ community halls, 3 public libraries, 1 reading room. An important commodity It produced was electricity. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 agricultural credit society.Education
Schools in Patratu include:- S.S High School was established on 1 January 1963. It is located beside road leading to Patratu dam and subsequently Ranchi. It is a 10+2 school with a large area and a big playground.
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Patratu
- D.A.V. Public School Patratu
- O P Jindal School Patratu
- Patratu School of Economics
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Patratu
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Patratu
Colleges