Borio is a

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that forms an administrative division in the

Sahibganj subdivision Sahibganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History As a result of the Santhal rebellion, Act XXXVII of 1855 was passed by the British Raj, and ...

of the

Sahibganj district Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district. Divisions Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal s ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

state,

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Geography

Borio, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is located 27 km from

Sahibganj Sahebganj (also known as Sahibganj) is a scenic town and a port city with the serene Ganga and sturdy hills in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India. It serves as headquarters for Sahibganj District, Sahi ...

, the district headquarters. Sahebganj district may be divided into three natural divisions – (i) the hilly portion stretching from the Ganges on the north to the borders of West Bengal on the south, (ii) the uplands, undulations, long ridges and depressions, with fertile lands, and (iii) the low fertile alluvial plains lying between the hills and the Ganges, with the Sahibganj loop line passing through the narrow strip. Three rivers flowing through this region – the

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, Gumani and Bansloi – make the plains rich and cultivable. The Santhal Pargana division has about hilly tract, out of which about is in

Damin-i-koh Damin-i-koh (or sometimes referred to simply as Damin) was the name given to the forested hilly areas of Rajmahal hills broadly in the area of present Sahebganj, Pakur and Godda districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Etymology Damin-i-koh i ...

, which is spread across Sahibganj, Godda and Dumka districts, a major portion being in Sahibganj district. The Borio, Barhait, Taljhari and Pathana CD blocks of Sahibganj district are in the Damin-i-koh tract. Dense forests once covering the hills slopes have thinned out. Paddy is produced in the valleys. Barbatti and maize are grown in the hill area. Paharias, Mal Paharias and

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generally inhabit the area. Borio CD block is bounded by

CD block on the north,

Taljhari Taljhari is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Taljhari, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is loca ...

CD block on the east, Barhait CD block on the south, and

Boarijore Boarijore (also spelled Boarijor) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Bara Boarijore, the CD Block headquarters, is located at ...

CD block in Godda district on the west. Borio CD block has an area of 391.76 km². Borio police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Borio village. Borio CD block has 344 gram panchayats, 264 inhabited (chiragi) and 80 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Borio CD block had a total population of 97,845, of which 90,881 were rural and 6,964 were urban. There were 49,234 (50%) males and 48,611 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 17,825.

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numbered 2,479 (2.53%) and

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numbered 59,732 (61.05%). Borio, with a population of 6,964 in 2011 census, is a

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Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Borio CD block was 33,916 (42.38% of the population over 6 years) out of which 21,045 (62%) were males and 12,871 (38%) were females. The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 24%. See also –

List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate This is a list of districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. With a literacy rate of 67.63%, below the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, Jharkhand ranks 32nd amongst ...

Language and religion

Hindus are the majority community. Muslims and Christians are two minority communities. At the time of the 2011 census, 51.52% of the population spoke Santali, 10.99%

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, 9.97%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Khortha, 8.06% Malto, 2.63%

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, 1.45% Mundari and 1.34%

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as their first language. 4.17% of the population spoke languages classified as 'Others' under Hindi. The dialect of the region is Angika.

Rural poverty

50-60% of the population of Sahibganj district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Pakur, Deoghar and Garhwa districts."Based on the number of the total rural households in Census 2011 and BPL Revision Survey of 2010-11 the percentage of BPL households in rural areas is 86.03 percent." 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 Borio CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 18,915 and formed 40.37%, agricultural labourers numbered 20,570 and formed 43.90%, household industry workers numbered 1,277 and formed 2.73% and other workers numbered 6,097 and formed 13.01%. Total workers numbered 49,193 and formed 50.28% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 48,652 and formed 49.72% of total 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 and entertainment artistes.

Infrastructure

There are 268 inhabited villages in Borio CD block. In 2011, 23 villages had power supply. 31 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 250 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 143 villages had hand pumps, and 1 village did not have drinking water facility. 15 village had post offices, 11 villages had sub post offices, 9 villages had telephones (land lines), 17 villages had public call offices and 80 villages had mobile phone coverage. 225 villages had pucca (paved) roads, 28 villages had bus service (private/public), 10 villages had auto/ modified auto, 19 villages had taxis/ vans, 74 villages had tractors, 12 villages had navigable waterways. 7 villages had bank branches, 3 villages had ATMs, 9 villages had agricultural credit societies, 6 village had cinema/ video hall, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 58 villages had public distribution system, 10 villages had weekly haat (market) and 73 villages had

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polling stations.

Agriculture

A large part of Sahibganj district is hilly and most of the thick forests are gone. Some of the plains are cultivable. The livelihood scenario presented above indicates that a large population depends on agriculture. In Borio CD block 19.93% of the total area is cultivable area and 6.23% of the cultivable area is irrigated area.

Backward Regions Grant Fund

Sahibganj district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the

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. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.

Education

Borio CD block had 36 villages with pre-primary schools, 172 villages with primary schools, 66 villages with middle schools, 8 villages with secondary schools, 4 villages with senior secondary schools, 94 villages with no educational facility.
*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established at Borio.

Healthcare

Borio CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres, 11 villages with primary health subcentres, 2 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 3 villages with TB clinics, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 3 villages with dispensaries, 4 villages with family welfare centres, 21 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

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