Overview
Hazaribagh district is spread over a part of theHistory
Barkatha block was established on 12 July 1955.Maoist activities
Right from its inception in 2000. Jharkhand was a “laboratory” for Naxalites to experiment with their ideas of establishing a parallel government. As of 2005, 16 of the 22 districts in the state, including Hazaribagh district, was transformed into a “guerrilla zone”. The movement was not restricted to armed operations but includedGeography
Barkatha is located at . Barkatha CD block is bounded by Jainagar CD block, in Koderma district, on the north, Bagodar CD block, in Giridih district, andDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census, the total number of literate persons in Barkatha CD block was 61,405 (61.44% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 39,207 (76.33% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 22,198 (57.54% of the female population over 6 years). TheLanguage and religion
Rural poverty
40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih and Koderma 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 Barkatha CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 24,716 and formed 52.45%, agricultural labourers numbered 12,066 and formed 25.61%, household industry workers numbered 1,002 and formed 2.13% and other workers numbered 9,338 and formed 19.82%. Total workers numbered 47,122 and formed 38.54% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 75,147 and formed 61.46% 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 81 inhabited villages in Barkatha CD block. In 2011, 47 villages had power supply. No village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 71 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 80 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 14 villages had post offices, 7 villages had sub post offices, 22 villages had telephones (land lines) and 55 villages had mobile phone coverage. 81 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 11 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 24 villages had tractors. 8 villages had bank branches, 12 villages had agricultural credit societies, no village had cinema/ video hall, no village had public library and public reading room. 39 villages hadForestry and agriculture
The main occupation of the people of Hazaribagh district is cultivation. While forests occupy around 45% of the total area, the cultivable area forms about 39% of the total area. The forests are uniformly spread across the district. Sal is the predominant species in the jungles. Other species are: bamboo, khair, sali, semal, mahua, tamarind, mango, blackberry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa. Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary is located around 19 km north ofBackward Regions Grant Fund
Hazaribagh district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theTransport
Delhi-Kolkata Road,Education
In 2011, amongst the 81 inhabited villages in Barkatha CD block, 7 villages had no primary school, 56 villages had one primary school and 18 villages had more than one primary school. 46 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 11 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.Healthcare
In 2011, amongst the 81 inhabited villages in Barkatha CD block, 1 village had community health centre, 1 village had primary health centre, 6 villages had primary health sub-centres, 2 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 13 villages had alternative medicine hospitals, 5 villages had dispensaries, 1 village had veterinary hospital, 8 villages had medicine shops and 54 villages had no medical facilities.References
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