Overview
Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills orMaoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected byGeography
Bagodar is located at at an elevation of 356 m fromDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census the total number of literate persons in Bagodar CD block was 83,704 (64.43% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 52,368 (67.68% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 31,336 (49.02% of the female population over 6 years). TheLanguage and religion
In 2001, Khortha was the mother-tongue of 988,198 persons in Giridih district, forming 51.89% of the population, followed byRural poverty
40-50% of the population of Giridih district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Koderma and Hazaribagh districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.Economy
Livelihood
In Bagodar CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 25,008 and formed 37.42%, agricultural labourers numbered 25,224 and formed 37.74%, household industry workers numbered 2,059 and formed 3.08% and other workers numbered 14,540 and formed 21.76%. Total workers numbered 66,831 and formed 42.27% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 91,263 and formed 57.73% of the population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.Infrastructure
There are 63 inhabited villages in Bagodar CD block. In 2011, 50 villages had power supply. 6 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 62 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 61 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 22 villages had post offices, 13 villages had a sub post office, 9 villages had telephones (land lines) and 21 villages had mobile phone coverage. 63 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 9 villages had bus service (public/ private), 10 villages hadAgriculture
Hills occupy a large portion of Giridih district. The soil is generally rocky and sandy and that helps jungles and bushes to grow. The forest area, forming a large portion of total area, in the district is evenly distributed all over. Some areas near the rivers haveMica and coal mines
Mica and coal are mined in Bagodar CD block.Backward Regions Grant Fund
Giridih district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theTransport
NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/Education
Bagodar CD block had 21 villages with pre-primary schools, 60 villages with primary schools, 33 villages with middle schools, 11 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with senior secondary schools, 2 villages with no educational facility.Healthcare
Bagodar CD block had 1 village with community health centre, 6 village with primary health centre, 11 villages with primary health subcentres, 2 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with allopathic hospital, 1 village with dispensary, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 2 village with family welfare centre, 6 villages with medicine shops.References
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