Kiriburu
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Kiriburu is a census town
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the India
India
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States and territories of India
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 of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

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The town is mainly popular for having big Iron-ore Mines KIOM(Kiriburu Iron-Ore Mine) & MIOM(Meghahatuburu Iron-Ore Mine)both governed by SAIL
Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited from 116950 The company's current chairman is C.S Verma. With an annual production of 13.5 million metric tons, SAIL is the 14th largest steel producer in the world....

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It is also a famous hill station situated in the core of Saranda forest
Saranda forest
Saranda forest is a dense forest in the hilly region of West Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. This area was formerly the private hunting reserve of the Singh Deo familySaranda forest is a dense forest in the hilly region of West Singhbhum district in the Indian state of ...

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Demographics

India census
Census
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, Kiriburu had a population of 9,545. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kiriburu has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 57%. In Kiriburu, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age, set by sharma. The local inhabitants are known as Ho people
Ho people
The Ho people are a tribe of people belonging to the Indian state of Jharkhand.They are the fourth most numerous scheduled tribe Jharkhand after Santals, Oraons, and Mundas, and constitute around 10.5 percent of the total population in the state, numbering 7,087,068 in the 2001 census...

.It is also located in the maoists belt.

The road of Kiriburu to [Jamshedpur] and [Ranchi] is nowadays constructing by there's contractors, it is being very good work of road.

Kiriburu and its sister town of Meghahataburu are easily accessible and is connected to various important places. It can be reached from Tatanagar by road or by rail, the nearest railway station being Barajamda, at a distance of 24 km. Mining town of Barbil
Barbil
Barbil is a town and a municipality in the Kendujhar district of the state of Orissa, India.The region around Barbil has the fifth largest deposit of iron ore and manganese ore in the world...

 in the Keonjhar District in Orissa is at a distance of 28 km from Meghahataburu by road. Direct Train - Jan Shatabdi- from Howrah (West Bengal) is available up to Barbil, from where you can catch hired taxis / SAIL Company bus to Kiriburu or Meghahatuburu.

Kiriburu is a good place to see nature
Nature
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, and the weather is usually good. It is a place usually compar to shimla and Cherapuji. In a year there is 200cm(approx) of rain in Kiriburu. In Meghahatuburu there is a guest house in a corner of the town, from there you can see a beautiful view of 700 Mountains, and in the evening there's sunset gives a heart touch view, which is a great attraction of Meghahatuburu.
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