Kasmar | |
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Village | |
  Kasmar Location in Jharkhand, India  Kasmar Kasmar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′44″N 85°56′06″E / 23.612222°N 85.935001°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,060 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 827302 (Kasmar) |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06549 |
Kasmar is a village in the Kasmar CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Kasmar is located at 23°36′44″N 85°56′06″E / 23.612222°N 85.935001°E.
Bokaro 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.
Kasmar police station is located at Kasmar.[3]
The headquarters of Kasmar CD block are located at Kasmar.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kasmar had a total population of 2,867 of which 1,471 (51%) were males and 1,396 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 389. The total number of literate persons in Kasmar was 1,866 (86.43% of the population over 6 years).[5]
