Pandu block

Pandu
Block
Pandu is located in Jharkhand
Pandu
Pandu
Location in jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°19′N 83°58′E / 24.32°N 83.96°E / 24.32; 83.96
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPalamu
BlockPandu
Government
 • MLARamachandra Chandravansi
Bharatiya Janata Party
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
74,464
Languages
 • OfficialMagahi, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
822124
Websitepalamu.nic.in/pandu.html

Pandu block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. According to census (2001), the block has a population of 74,464. The block has 71 villages. It is named for Pandu.

Name of Panchayat No of Village Population
Lumba Satbahini 6 5238
Lahar Banjari 3 5598
Murma Kala 3 5415
Murma Khurd 4 4569
Tisibar Kala 5 5055
Dala Kala 7 4783
Fuliya 11 4376
Kutmu 1 5994
Pandu 4 5834
Mahugawan 6 5513
Sildili 7 5349
Musikhap 5 5191
Kajru Kala 3 5304
Ratnag 6 6269

Now one more Block, Untari Road has been created from Pandu Block.

There is one Government Hospital, and many Registered Pvt Clinics.

One Branch of Vananchal Gramin bank is taking care of financial needs for the People of this reason.

There exists following facilities in Block Headquarter Pandu:

  • BSNL Telephone exchange (Burnt by Maoists several years ago)
  • Post Office
  • Police Station
  • Kalyan High School(Govt)
  • Kasturba Gandhi Girls High School (Govt Residential)
  • Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Girls High School (Govt. Aided)
  • Government Middle School
  • Girls Middle School(Govt.)
  • Gyan Jyoti Public School
  • SS Public School
  • Gyan Niketan Public School
  • Saraswati Shishu Mandir(school)
  • One PYKKA center is functioning under able leadership of Ktidashree Sanjay Pandey

Pandu is well connected throu Bus from Garhwa, Daltonganj and Rehla.

Nearest Railway station is Untari Road - 12 km, Garwa Road - 15 km, Garhwa - 22 km, DaltonGanj 30 km (Ariel distance)

Nearest Airport is - Ranchi - 180 km, Patna - 187 km, Varanasi- 150 km

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