Bermo subdivision

Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dhanbad district and the entire Bermo subdivision of Giridih district and merging them.{{cite web| url = https://bokaro.nic.in/about-district/ |title = About district – brief history of the district |publisher= Bokaro district | access-date = 1 June 2016}} Earlier, in 1972, Giridih district, including Bermo subdivision, was carved out of Hazaribagh district.{{cite web| url = https://giridih.nic.in/history/ |title = History |publisher= Giridih district | access-date = 1 June 2016}}

Bokaro district has two subdivisions:{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Table 1 Decadal change in population of tahsils by residence, 2001-2011 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2021}}{{cite web| url = https://bokaro.nic.in/district-profile/ |title = Bokaro District | work= District Profile |publisher= Government of Jharkhand | access-date = 1 June 2021}}

{{OSM Location map

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| coord={{coord|23|41|0|N|86|4|0|E}}| float=left|caption=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

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Phusro is the only statutory town in Bermo subdivision. It has 21 census towns: Bhandra, Telo, Narra, Chandrapura, Bursera, Dugda, Sijhua, Termi, Bermo, Kurpania, Bokaro (Thermal), Gomia, Saram, Hasir, Jaridih Bazar, Tenudam-cum-Kathara, Tenu, Lalpania, Jena, Bandh Dih and Tanr Balidih.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Table 7 Sex ration of towns, 2011 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2021}}

The percentage of the population living in the urban areas is very high in Bermo CD block at 97.78%, and it is reasonably high in Chandrapura CD block at 63.09% and in Gomia CD block at 43.38%.

There are 363 inhabited villages in Bermo subdivision.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Table 2 Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population ranges with the related population, 2011 Rural |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2021}}

Police stations in Bermo subdivision were at:{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/ | title = District Police Profile - Bokaro| publisher = Jharkhand Police| accessdate = 1 June 2021}}

1. Bermo
2. Chandrapura
3. Dugda
4. Gomia
5. IEL
6. Jaridih
7. Kasmar
8. Mahuatand
9. Nawadih
10. Petarwar
11. Pindrajora

Community development blocks in Bermo subdivision are{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2010_PART_B_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B | work= District Primary Census Abstract, pages 24-25|publisher= | access-date = 16 June 2019}}

Projects of the Central Coalfields in Bermo subdivision are given below:{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/bkkrgli.php |title = Central Coalfields Limited | work= Areas – Bokaro & Kargali, Dhori, Katharara |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 18 December 2020}}

.*Located outside the subdivision

Damoda colliery in the Barora Area of BCCL is in Bermo subdivision.{{cite web| url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1712| title = Barora Area| publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited| accessdate = 19 June 2019| archive-date = 10 August 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200810015951/http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1712| url-status = dead}}

Dugda Coal Washery of BCCL at Dugda has two units: Dugda I with annual capacity of 1 million tonnes per year washes non-coking coal, Dugda II with annual capacity of 2 million tonnes per year washes coking coal.{{cite web | url = http://www.bccl.gov.in/?page_id=248 | title = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | work = Washery | publisher = BCCL | access-date = 5 December 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114110/http://www.bccl.gov.in/?page_id=248 | archive-date = 8 December 2015 }}

The four main multipurpose dams of the Damodar Valley Corporation, located at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon and Panchet were commissioned during 1953–1959. In addition, a single purpose reservoir on the main stream, the Damodar, at Tenughat (with live storage 224 million m³ and without provision for flood storage) was constructed later in 1974.{{cite web|url = http://iahs.info/redbooks/a230/iahs_230_0095.pdf | title = Regulation of a multipurpose reservoir system: Damodar Valley, India |author1=Debasri Roy |author2=Sandip Mukherjee |author3=Balaram Bose | access-date = 2010-06-08 }} While the four earlier dams are controlled by Damodar Valley Corporation, Tenughat Dam is controlled by the Government of Jharkhand.{{cite web|url =http://www.apfm.info/publications/casestudies/cs_india_full.pdf | title = Integrated Flood Management Case Study1 India: Flood Management – Damodar River Basin |publisher = World Meteorological Organization | access-date = 2010-06-08 }}

Bokaro (Thermal) has two power plants:

• BTPS 'A' was started in 1952 and closed down on 17 July 2000 for violating pollution norms. A new efficient 500MW has been set up in May 2016.
• BTPS 'B' has an installed capacity of 630 MW. The first unit was commissioned in March 1986. The station is located on the banks of the Konar River near Bokaro ‘A’ Thermal Power Station.{{cite web|url=http://www.dvcindia.org/Bokarob.htm |title=Bokaro Thermal Power Station B |publisher=Damodar Valley Corporation. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720015147/http://www.dvcindia.org/Bokarob.htm |archivedate=2011-07-20 }}

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapura, operated by the Damodar Valley Corporation. It has 3 units with a total installed capacity of 630 MW. All of the units are coal-based.{{cite web |url=http://www.dvc.gov.in/powerplants.htm |title=Damodar Valley Corporation |accessdate=2014-03-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195833/http://www.dvc.gov.in/powerplants.htm |archivedate=2014-02-27 }}

Tenughat Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located at Lalpania, owned by Jharkhand State owned Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited,{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnlonline.com/organization.htm|title=Organization|publisher=tvnlonline.com|accessdate=2014-08-21}}

with an installed capacity of 420 MW (2x210 MW).{{cite web|url=http://jharkhandindustry.gov.in/power.html|title=Jharkhand Industry|publisher=jharkhandindustry.gov.in|accessdate=2014-08-21|archive-date=2014-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824071715/http://jharkhandindustry.gov.in/power.html|url-status=dead}}

Indian Explosives Ltd. set up a plant at Gomia in 1954.{{cite web| url = http://www.business-standard.com/company/akzo-nobel-266/information/company-history |title = Akzo Nobel India Ltd. – Company History |publisher= Business Standard | access-date = 5 December 2015}}

In 2011, in Bermo subdivision out of a total 363 inhabited villages there were 63 villages with pre-primary schools, 340 villages with primary schools, 193 villages with middle schools, 51 villages with secondary schools, 23 villages with senior secondary schools, 6 locations with general degree colleges, 2 locations with non-formal training centres, 3 locations with vocational training institutes, 1 polytechnic, 20 villages with no educational facility.{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf | title=District Census Handbook, Bokaro |work = Page 341, Appendix I: Directory | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 15 June 2021}}

.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

The following institutions are located in Bermo subdivision:

• Krishna Ballav Mahavidyalaya, established in 1964, at Bermo.{{cite web | url = http://www.kbcollegebermo.in/ | title = Krishna Ballav College, Bermo | publisher = KBM | access-date = 15 June 2021}}
• Jhabbu Singh Memorial College, established in 1980, at Phusro.{{cite web | url = https://www.boardunivresult.in/2013/09/jsm-college-phusro-results-courses-time.html | title = Board Univ Result | publisher = JSMC | access-date = 15 June 2021}}

(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

In 2011, in Bermo subdivision there were 16 villages with primary health centres, 69 villages with primary health subcentres, 17 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 11 villages with allopathic hospitals, 20 villages with dispensaries, 5 villages with veterinary hospitals, 11 villages with family welfare centres, 38 villages with medicine shops.

.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

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