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Jena, Bokaro
Jena is a census town in the Jaridih CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography  
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Bokaro River
Konar River
Damodar River
Tenughat Dam D 
Petarwar R
Nawadih R
Kasmar R
Mahuatand R
Pindrajora R
Siyaljori R
Chandankiyari R
Bokaro Steel Plant F
Bokaro B TPS F
Tenughat TPS F
CCL Kathara Area A
CCL Dhori Area A
CCL B&K Area A
Phusro M
Chas M
Tenu CT
Bhandra CT
Tanr Balidih CT
Jena CT
Bandh Dih CT
Tenudam-cum-Kathara CT
Saram CT
Lalpania CT
Hasir CT
Gomia CT
Bandhgora CT
Bokaro Steel City CT
Dugda CT
Sijhua CT
Bursera CT
Termi CT
Chandrapura CT
Narra CT
Telo CT
Jaridih Bazar CT
Bermo CT
Kurpania CT
Bokaro (Thermal) CT
Bhojudih CT
Amlabad CT Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly LocationJena is located at 23°41′N 86°01′E / 23.68°N 86.02°E. Area overviewBokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2] 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. DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Jena had a total population of 8,143, of which 4,314 (53%) were males and 3,829 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,017. The total number of literate persons in Jena was 5,530 (78.81% of the population over 6 years).[3] As of 2001 India census,[4] Jena had a population of 7,154. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Jena had an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 50%. In Jena, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age. InfrastructureAccording to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Jena covered an area of 2.69 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 7 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, handpump. It had 1,392 domestic electric connections, 40 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, general degree college at Bandh Dih 2 km away. It had 1 special school for the disabled, 2 working women’s hostels, 1 old age home. Two important commodities it produced were pulses and oil seeds. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.[5] References
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