Musabani
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Musabani, also spelt as Mosabani or Mosaboni or Mushabani, is a census town
in Purbi Singhbhum district in the India
n state
of Jharkhand
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Musaboni is a mining village which was started by British before independence under the name ICC (Indian copper complex). It has a group of copper mines.
, Musabani had a population of 33,892. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Musabani has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 58%. In Musabani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is surrounded with mountains and forest and situated on the banks of Subarnarekha River
. It also has a good economic value as it has got Hindustan Copper Limited
one of the deepest mine in Asia.
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 Purbi Singhbhum district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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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Musaboni is a mining village which was started by British before independence under the name ICC (Indian copper complex). It has a group of copper mines.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Musabani had a population of 33,892. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Musabani has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 58%. In Musabani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Geography
Mushabani is located at 22.52°N 86.45°E. It has an average elevation of 160 m (524.9 ft).It is surrounded with mountains and forest and situated on the banks of Subarnarekha River
Subarnarekha River
Subarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.-Etymology:As per tradition, gold was mined near the origin of the river at a village named Piska near Ranchi. This is why it was named Subarnarekha, meaning ‘streak of gold’. Legend has it that traces of...
. It also has a good economic value as it has got Hindustan Copper Limited
Hindustan Copper Limited
Hindustan Copper Ltd. is a Government-owned corporation in the Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Mines , Government of India...
one of the deepest mine in Asia.
Education
- St. Joseph's Convent High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Surda
- Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Mosaboni
- G.C.J.D High school
- Mosaboni Mines inter College, Mosaboni
- Sido kanhu janjatiya inter College, Mosaboni
- Ghatsila College, Ghatsila
- Mosabani Mines middle School
- Yadunath Baskey Degree college