Ghatotand

Ghatotand is a town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The West Bokaro Division of Tata Steel is located here.

Location
Ghatotand is located at 23.7975°N, 85.5745°W.

Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."

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.

Tata Steel
West Bokaro Colliery was established in 1948 by Anderson Wright. Tata Steel acquired it in 1956 and the West Bokaro Division came up in 1976. It is a fully mechanised opencast mine that produces {7 million tonnes per annum of coal for steel making at Jamshedpur.

Spread across a leasehold area of 4300 acre, it is a self-reliant eco-friendly picturesque township with its own markets, schools, medical facilities, parks and other amenities. It has a 10,000-book knowledge centre covering a vast range of topics from managerial to mining. Medical facilities include Tata Central Hospital at Ghatotand and 6 dispensaries in nearby villages.

Hurdag coal block in the nearby Kotre Basantpur Panchmo area has been allotted to Tata Steel.

Civic administration
West Bokaro Outpost of Jharkhand Police serves the area.

Education
TATA DAV Public School, an English-medium coeducational institution, was establishsed at Ghatotand in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. It has 400 computers for learning purposes, a library with 11,325 books and a play ground.

Holy Cross School, an English-medium coeducational institution, was established at Ghatotand in 1983. It has facilities for teaching from the primary to the higher secondary stage. Shishu Niketan school is also set up at Rajendra Nagar/ Ghatotand