Musabani

Mosabani
—  city  —
Mosabani Location of Mosabani in Jharkhand and India
Coordinates	22°31′N 86°27′E / 22.52°N 86.45°E / 22.52; 86.45Coordinates: 22°31′N 86°27′E / 22.52°N 86.45°E / 22.52; 86.45
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District(s)	Purbi Singhbhum
Population	33,892 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 160 metres (520 ft)

Musabani, also spelt as Mosabani or Mosaboni or Mushabani, is a census town in Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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

As of 2001^[update] India census^[1], 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°31′N 86°27′E / 22.52°N 86.45°E / 22.52; 86.45^[2]. It has an average elevation of 160 m (520 ft).

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.

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

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mushabani