# Kasmar

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Not to be confused with [Kashmar](/source/Kashmar).

Village in Jharkhand, India

Kasmar Village Kasmar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kasmar Kasmar (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 23°36′44″N 85°56′06″E / 23.612222°N 85.935001°E / 23.612222; 85.935001 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](/source/Kasmar_block) [CD block](/source/Community_development_blocks_in_India) in the [Bermo subdivision](/source/Bermo_subdivision) of the [Bokaro district](/source/Bokaro_district) in the [Indian](/source/India) [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand).

## Geography

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

**l**

Bokaro
River

**k**

Konar
River

**j**

Damodar River

**D**

Tenughat
Dam

**R**

Petarwar

**R**

Nawadih

**R**

Kasmar

**R**

Mahuatand

**R**

Pindrajora

**R**

Siyaljori

**R**

Chandankiyari

**F**

Bokaro Steel Plant

**F**

Bokaro B TPS

**F**

Tenughat TPS

**A**

CCL Kathara Area

**A**

CCL Dhori Area

**A**

CCL B&K Area

**M**

Phusro

**M**

Chas

**CT**

Tenu

**CT**

Bhandra

**CT**

Tanr Balidih

**CT**

Jena

**CT**

Bandh Dih

**CT**

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

**CT**

Saram

**CT**

Lalpania

**CT**

Hasir

**CT**

Gomia

**CT**

Bandhgora

**CT**

Bokaro Steel City

**CT**

Dugda

**CT**

Sijhua

**CT**

Bursera

**CT**

Termi

**CT**

Chandrapura

**CT**

Narra

**CT**

Telo

**CT**

Jaridih Bazar

**CT**

Bermo

**CT**

Kurpania

**CT**

Bokaro (Thermal)

**CT**

Bhojudih

**CT**

Amlabad

**Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division**
 M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

Kasmar is located at [23°36′44″N 85°56′06″E / 23.612222°N 85.935001°E / 23.612222; 85.935001](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasmar&params=23.612222_N_85.935001_E_).

### Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the [Chota Nagpur Plateau](/source/Chota_Nagpur_Plateau) with the [Damodar River](/source/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](/source/East_Bokaro_Coalfield) located in the [Bermo](/source/Bermo)-[Phusro](/source/Phusro) area and small intrusions of [Jharia Coalfield](/source/Jharia_Coalfield) make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, [Bokaro Steel Plant](/source/Bokaro_Steel_Plant), operated by [Steel Authority of India Limited](/source/Steel_Authority_of_India_Limited), was set-up at [Bokaro Steel City](/source/Bokaro_Steel_City). The [Damodar Valley Corporation](/source/Damodar_Valley_Corporation) established its first thermal power station at [Bokaro (Thermal)](/source/Bokaro_(Thermal)). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, [Tenughat Dam](/source/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.

## Civic administration

### Police station

Kasmar police station is located at Kasmar.[3]

### CD block HQ

The headquarters of [Kasmar](/source/Kasmar_block) CD block are located at Kasmar.[4]

## Demographics

According to the [2011 Census of India](/source/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]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011"](https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf) (PDF). *Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8*. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tenughat Dam"](http://www.india9.com/i9show/Tenughat-Dam-49898.htm). india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Jharkhand Police Official Website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140214023553/http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/police-station/kathara-op-766-1308404713). *Contact Bokaro Police*. Jharkhand Police. Archived from [the original](http://jhpolice.gov.in/police-station/kathara-op-766-1308404713) on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dchb1_4-0)** ["2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2010_PART_B_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf) (PDF). *Map on Page 3*. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2011_5-0)** ["2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html). *Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks*. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

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