Tenu dam-cum-Kathhara


Tenu dam-cum- Kathara is a census town in Gomia block in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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 high and around 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.
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.

Economy

Kathara area of Central Coalfields Limited operates the following collieries of East Bokaro Coalfield: Kathara OC, Jarangdih OC, Jarangdih UG, Swang OC, Swang UG and Govindpur UG.
CCL operates coking coal washeries at Kathara and Swang.