Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur
| Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°10′49″N 79°58′39″E / 23.18028°N 79.97750°ECoordinates: 23°10′49″N 79°58′39″E / 23.18028°N 79.97750°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Jabalpur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,274 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Website | ofbgcf.nic.in |
Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, also known as G.C.F Jabalpur is a defence factory and a census town in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in the scenic surroundings of the Satpura Range, this small government township is built around its namesake defence establishment. It is about 3 km from the Jabalpur City railway station, and is also closely connected to the city. It is surrounded by other defense establishments. Within the estate, there are central schools, hospitals, churches, temples and clubs.
The Gun Carriage Factory was started in the year 1904 by the British in India. This Factory is the oldest Ordnance factory in entire Central India, apart from GCF there are Ordnance factory Khamaria, Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur and Grey Iron Foundry located in Jabalpur. This is one of the 40 odd defense manufacturing units governed by the Indian Ordnance Factory Board. It caters to the needs of all three wings on the Indian defense forces, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force. Apart from the 3 Armed Forces it also caters to the needs of paramilitary forces such as CISF, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, state police etc.
Schools
The estate has two central schools, also called Kendriya Vidyalayas, and a Government Higher Secondary school near Vidyanagar.
Church
This estate has one of the famous Jabalpur Church, the GCF Church.
Temples
This estate has two of the famous Jabalpur temples, the Patbaba temple and the Adi Parashakti temple GCF also known as Kali Mandir, was established in 1903, Located in madras line, this temple was renovated in May–June 2012.
Clubs
GCF Estate has one Club namely GCF Senior Club Established in 1925.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] G.C.F Jabalpur had a population of 15,274.
Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.
G.C.F Jabalpur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 69.5%.
- Female literacy is 80%
- Male literacy is 88%
- 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.