Chandwara is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the

Koderma subdivision Koderma subdivision is the only administrative subdivision in the Koderma district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Koderma sub-division was created in Hazaribagh district in 1973 and on 10 April 1994, i ...

of the

Koderma district Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh dis ...

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Overview

Koderma district occupies the northern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The average altitude is 397 m above sea level. The topography is hilly and the area mostly has laterite soil with patches of clay.

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dependent agriculture supports majority of the population. Forest area covers 43% of the total area. Koderma Reserve Forest occupies the northern part of the district. Density of population in the district was 282 persons per km². Koderma district was once famous for its mica production but low quality of mica ore and high cost of production led to closure of many units.

Geography

Chandwara is located at . The

Barakar River The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, befor ...

flows in the southern part of the district and supports the multi-purpose

Tilaiya Dam Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Barakar River, at Tilaiya in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in ...

. Poanchkhara, Keso, Akto, Gurio, Gukhana Nadi are the main tributaries of the Barakar in the district. The Sakri river is the main river in the northern part of the district. Ghggnna Naddi, Chhotanari Nadi are the tributaries of Sakri river. Chandwara CD block is bounded by Rajauli CD block, in

Nawada district Nawada district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Nawada is its administrative headquarters. The district is the easternmost district of the Magadh division, one of the nine administrative divisions of Bihar. Th ...

of Bihar, on the north,

Koderma Kodarma (also spelled as Koderma) is a city and a notified area in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Demographics As per 2011 Census of India, Kodarma Nagar Parishad had a total population of 2 ...

and Jainagar CD blocks on the east, Barhi CD block, in

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the t ...

on the south and Chauparan CD block, in Hazaribagh district, on the west. Chandwara CD block has an area of 232.05 km². Chandwara police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Chandwara village.

Gram Panchayats Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

in Chandwara CD Block are: Aragaro, Badkidhamrai, Bendi, Bhondo, Birsodih, Chandwara East, Chandwara West, Kanko, Kanti, Khandi, Madangundi, Pathalgada, Pipradih, Tham and Urwan.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Chandwara CD block had a total population of 84,914, all of which were rural. There were 43,961 (52%) males and 40,953 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 15,994.

Scheduled Castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

numbered 16,763 (19.74%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 563 (0.66%).

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Chandwara CD block was 43,936 (63.75% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 27,432 (76.82% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 16,504 (49.69% of the female population over 6 years). The

gender disparity Sex differences in humans have been studied in a variety of fields. Sex determination occurs by the presence or absence of a Y in the 23rd pair of chromosomes in the human genome. Phenotypic sex refers to an individual's sex as determined by the ...

(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 27.13%. 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

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Koderma, 2011 census,'' as of 2001, Khortha was the mother-tongue of 159,086 persons forming 31.86% of the population of Koderma district, followed by

Magahi The Magahi language (), also known as Magadhi (), is a language spoken in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India, and in the Terai of Nepal. Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magahi, from which the latter's name derives. ...

144,035 persons (28.84%),

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

138,542 persons (27.74%) and other languages (with no details) 57,740 perons (11.56%). Five important scheduled tribe language groups in Koderma district were Santali, Birhor, Oraon, Munda and

Kharwar Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal. Etymology The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...

is the official language in Jharkhand and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' According to the ''District Census Handbook, Koderma, 2011 census,''

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

numbered 605,138 and formed 84.49% of the population of Koderma district, followed by

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

107,018 (14.94%),

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

1,221 (0.17%), other religions 2,225 (0.31), religion not stated 657 (0.09%).

Rural poverty

40-50% of the population of Koderma district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih 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 Chandwara CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 26,348 and formed 56.88%, agricultural labourers numbered 4,840 and formed 10.45%, household industry workers numbered 1,329 and formed 2.87% and other workers numbered 13,809 and formed 29.81%. Total workers numbered 46,326 and formed 54.56% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 38,588 and formed 45.44% of the population.

Infrastructure

There are 75 inhabited villages in Chandwara CD block. In 2011, 51 villages had power supply. 6 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 71 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 70 villages had hand pumps, and 4 villages did not have drinking water facility. 4 villages had post offices, 4 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines) and 25 villages had mobile phone coverage. 70 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 12 villages had bus service (public/ private), 13 villages had autos/ modified autos, 13 villages had taxi/vans, 36 villages had tractors. 6 villages had bank branches, 5 villages had agricultural credit societies, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 20 villages had

public distribution system The Public Distribution System (PDS) is an Indian food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor a ...

, 6 villages had weekly haat (market), 42 villages had assembly polling stations.

Agriculture

Large portions of Koderma district are covered with hills and forests, and only 28% of the total area of the district is cultivable land. The soil is acidic and soil erosion is a major problem in the district. Cultivation is the major occupation of the people in the district.

Mica mining

The mica belt in the northern part of Chota Nagpur Plateau is about 160 km long with an average width of about 25 km. It covers in Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand and adjacent areas in Bihar. Mica deposits were discovered in the area in the 1890s, and mica mining developed in a big way. It was exported in large quantities primarily to the Soviet Union. In the 1990s, when the Soviet Union was divided, the countries in the area stopped buying mica from India. It was a major set back for the mica industry. Moreover, the entire mica belt is located in the reserved forests. The forest conservation act was implemented in 1980. When the business was booming almost every household in the mica belt was involved in mica mining. Alternative employment opportunities are rare and so even after formal closing down of the mica mines, almost the entire community in the mica mining belt is involved in

illegal mining Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission, in particular in absence of land rights, mining licenses, and exploration or mineral transportation permits. Illegal mining can be a subsistence activity, as is the ca ...

activities. Mica continues to be in demand locally. It is mainly used in the pigmentation industry for automotive paints and cosmetics. Some other industries also use it. The entire family, including children, are involved in the illegal activity.

Backward Regions Grant Fund

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

Backward Regions Grant Fund Backward or Backwards is a relative direction. Backwards or Sdrawkcab (the word "backwards" with its letters reversed) may also refer to: * "Backwards" (''Red Dwarf''), episode of sci-fi TV sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' ** ''Backwards'' (novel), a nov ...

. 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.

Transport

The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing Rs. 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015. The railway line passes through this CD block and there are stations at Pipradih and Urwan.

Education

Chandwara CD block had 29 villages with pre-primary schools, 62 villages with primary schools, 35 villages with middle schools, 9 villages with secondary schools, 1 village with senior secondary school, 12 villages with no educational facility.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Chandwara CD block had 2 village with primary health centres, 6 villages with primary health subcentres, 2 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 5 villages with allopathic hospitals, 5 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 4 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

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