Country India District Bokaro Vehicle registration JH Local time Wednesday 2:23 PM | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Website bokaro.nic.in Population 22,080 (2011) | |
 | ||
Weather 38°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 20% Humidity | ||
Tenu dam-cum- Kathara is a census town in Gomia block in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Contents
Map of Kathara, Jharkhand
Tenughat Dam
Tenughat Dam, earthfill dam with masonry-cum-concrete spillway, was constructed across the Damodar River and inaugurated in 1973. It was constructed by the Government of Bihar, outside the scope of Damodar Valley Corporation. It is 55 metres (180 ft) high and around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. It supplies water to the Bokaro industrial area.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Tenu dam cum Kathhara had a population of 22,080, of which 11,538 were males and 10,542 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 10,542 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 3,028.
As of 2001 India census, Tenu Dam-cum- Kathhara had a population of 20,443. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tenu Dam-cum- Kathhara has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 43%. In Tenu Dam-cum- Kathhara, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Tenu dam-cum-Kathhara was 13,798 out of which 8,296 were males and 5,502 were females.
Administration
Tenu Dam-cum Kathhara is one of the 16 urban local bodies in Bokaro district. It has a town panchayat.