Chitarpur (community development block) is an administrative division in the

Ramgarh subdivision Ramgarh subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Around 1740, Ramgarh was “Jungle District of Ramgarh”. With the East India Company acqui ...

of the

Ramgarh district Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British Regime, referred to then as Ramgarh district. Introduction and geography Ramgarh was made a district on 12 Sep ...

in the

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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 . I ...

Maoist activities

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by

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activities. , Ramgarh was not among the highly affected districts in the state.According to the Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (IG) Saket Singh, as reported on 8 December 2020, "The activities of CPI-Maoist are now confined to small pockets in the state because of our efforts." Civilian fatalities, a key index of security in a region, declined from 20 in 2019, to 8 in 2020, the lowest in this category since 2000, when there were 13 such fatalities. The 28 total fatalities recorded in 2020 are also the lowest overall fatalities recorded in the state in a year since 2000, when they stood at 36.

Geography

Chitarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 364

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). A major portion of the district is a part of the Damodar trough on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Ranchi Plateau, the largest part of the Chotanagpur Plateau is on the south and the Hazaribagh Plateau is on the north. The Damodar is the principal river of the district. The main tributaries of Damodar in the area are Naikari, Bhairavi/ Bhera and Bokaro. The Subarnarekha flows through the south-eastern part of the district. The

Rajrappa Rajrappa is a waterfall and a pilgrimage centre in the Chitarpur CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Rajrappa is located at . Rajrappa stands at the confluence of t ...

falls and Naikari dam are important landmarks. Chitarpur CD block is bounded by the

Gomia Gomia (also spelled as Gumia) is a census town in the Gomia CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The modern name is a transformation of ''Gumia'' over the years. Though, today, it is still ...

CD block in Bokaro district on the north, the Gola on the east, the Dulmi on the south and the Ramgrh CD block on the west. Chitarpur CD block has an area of 64.85 km².

police station serves Chitarpur CD block.The headquarters of Chitarpur CD block is located at

Chitarpur Chitarpur (also written as Chitar Pur) is a census town in the Chitarpur CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Etymology The word Chitarpur is derived from Era-1700 Ruling Maharaja's da ...

town.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Chitarpur CD block had a total population of 70,701, of which 39,990 were rural and 30,711 were urban. There were 36,737 (52%) males and 33,964 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 10,169.

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numbered 3,794 (5.37%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 7,150 (10.11%). Sewai and

are census towns in the Chitarpur CD block.

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Chitarpur CD block was 47,576 (78.60% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 27,352 (87.09% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 20,224 (69.43% of the female population over 6 years). The

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(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 17.66%. 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

Ramgarh district was carved out of Hazaribagh district in 2007. The mother-tongue data for Ramgarh district in 2001 is not available in the census handbook for 2011 census.

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is the official language in Jharkhand and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' According to the ''District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, 2011 census,'' Hindus numbered 774,251 and formed 81.55% of the population of Chatra district, followed by Muslims 129,037 (13.59%), Christians 7,260 (0.76%), Sikhs 5,093 (0.54%), religion not stated 818 (0.09%), other religions 32,984 (3.47%).

Rural poverty

Ramgarh district was carved out of Hazaribagh district in 2007. In 2004–2005, 40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in the BPL category, 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 the Chitarpur CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 5,875 and formed 29.83%, agricultural labourers numbered 2,379 and formed 12.08%, household industry workers numbered 921 and formed 4.68% and other workers numbered 10,518 and formed 53.41%. Total workers numbered 19,693 and formed 27.85% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 51,008 and formed 72.15% of the population.

Infrastructure

There are 20 inhabited villages in the Chitarpur CD block. In 2011, 17 villages had power supply. 4 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 19 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 19 villages had hand pumps, and 1 village did not have drinking water facility. 3 villages had post offices, 3 villages had sub post offices, 2 villages had telephones (land lines), 13 villages had mobile phone coverage. 20 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 6 villages had bus service (public/ private), 3 villages had autos/ modified autos, 9 villages had taxi/vans and 8 villages had tractors. 2 villages had bank branches, 1 village had agricultural credit society, 1 village had cinema/ video hall. 6 villages had

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, 2 villages had weekly haat (market) and 9 villages had

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polling stations.

Coal mining

The projects of the Rajrappa Area are: Rajrappa OCP and Rajrappa Washery. The area office is at

829101.

Transport

The Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line passes through this block. There are stations at Barkipona and Mael.

Education

Chitarpur CD block had 9 villages with pre-primary schools, 15 villages with primary schools, 8 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Chitarpur CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 5 villages with primary health subcentres.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

{{North Chotanagpur Division topics Community development blocks in Ramgarh district