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Kiriburu 

Kiriburu is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum 
district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.The town is mainly popular for having big Iron-ore Mines KIOM(Kiriburu Iron-Ore Mine) & MIOM(Meghahatuburu Iron-Ore Mine)both governed by SAIL. It is also a famous hill station situated in the core of Saranda forest.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Kiriburu had a population of 9,545. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kiriburu has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 57%. In Kiriburu, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age, set by sharma. The local inhabitants are known as Ho people.It is also located in the maoists belt.The road of Kiriburu to Jamshedpur and Ranchi is nowadays constructing by there's contractors, it is being very good work of road.Kiriburu and its sister town of Meghahatuburu are easily accessible and is connected to various important places. It can be reached from Tatanagar by road or by rail, the nearest railway station being Barajamda, at a distance of 24 km. Mining town of Barbil in the Keonjhar District in Orissa is at a distance of 28 km from Meghahataburu by road. Direct Train - Jan Shatabdi- from Howrah (West Bengal) is available up to Barbil, from where you can catch hired taxis / SAIL Company bus to Kiriburu or Meghahatuburu.Kiriburu is a good place to see nature, and the weather is usually good^{[citation needed]}. It is a place usually compar to shimla and Cherapuji. In a year there is 200 cm(approx) of rain in Kiriburu. In Meghahatuburu there is a guest house in a corner of the town, from there you can see a beautiful view of 700 Mountains, and in the evening there's sunset gives a heart touch view, which is a great attraction of Meghahatuburu.

Meghahatuburu

Meghahatuburu (mentioned in census records as Meghahatuburu Forest village) is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview

The places Meghatuburu and Kiriburu are very close to each other; in fact, it is better to say they are the same place, differentiated by MIOM and KIOM, the two iron ore mines. It is a very good place to visit, if you want to visit a very dense forest (Saranda) and fond of streams and mountain ranges. Megahatuburu is very rich in iron ore and many companies are excavating iron ore. This place had an annual rain fall of 128 cc which has decreased because of cutting of trees. This place is situated on the border of the states of Jharkhand (Pashchimi Singhbhum district) and Orissa (Keonjhar). Hilltop comes under Orissa and Meghahatuburu and Kiriburu come under Jharkhand.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Meghahatuburu Forest
village had a population of 6,879. Males constitute 53%
of the population and females 47%. Meghahatuburu
Forest village has an average literacy rate of 74%,
higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
is 82%, and female literacy is 66%. In Meghahatuburu
Forest village, 13% of the population is under 6 years of
age

Education

Schools:Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jharkhand (English-
medium) School, Project Central School (Kiriburu),
Oriya Medium school(Hilltop,