administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
in the
Chandil subdivision
Chandil subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Administrative set up
Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela Sadar 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 ...
.
History
The British conquered
Kolhan
Kolhan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, ...
in 1837 and consequently formed a new district
Singhbhum
Singhbhum was a district of India during the British Raj, part of the Chota Nagpur Division of the Bengal Presidency. It was located in the present-day Indian state of Jharkhand. Chaibasa was the district headquarters. Located in the southern l ...
with headquarters at
Chaibasa
Chaibasa is a town and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district. It is also the headquarter of Singhbhum Kolhan division headed by the Divisiona ...
. In 1854, Singhbhum “became a non-regulation district under the jurisdiction of the Lt. Governor of Bengal”. The Rajas of Porhat/ Singhbhum, Seraikela and Kharswan held sway over their kingdoms under British protection. The native states of
Seraikela
Saraikela (also spelled Seraikella) is the district headquarters and a nagar panchayat in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formerly the capital of the Odia Saraikela Sta ...
and
Kharsawan
Kharsawan garh is a town and a notified area in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Kharsawan (also spelt as Kharsuan) was founded around 1650. It was one of the Oriya P ...
acceded to the Indian Union in 1948. Subsequently, Singhbhum district was divided into three subdivisions – Sadar, Dhalbhum and Seraikela. In 1956, along with the reorganisation of the states, three police stations of
Manbhum district
Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India's independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon re-organisation of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, present Purulia district was ca ...
, namely
Patamda
Patamda is a village in the Patamda CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
In 1956, along with the reorganisation of the states, three police stations of Manbhum district ...
,
Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ichagarh is located at .
Area overview ...
and
Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nb ...
were transferred to Singhbhum district. While Patamda was added to
Dhalbhum subdivision
Dhalbhum subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters.
Administrative se ...
, Ichagarh and Chandil to
Seraikela Sadar subdivision
Seraikela Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Administrative set up
Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikel ...
. Seraikela Kharsawan district was carved out of
West Singhbhum district
West Singhbhum or Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state, India. It came into existence on 16 January 1990, when the old Singhbhum district (then in Bihar) was bifurcated. Chaibasa is the district headquarters.
The dis ...
in 2001. The district has two subdivisions – Seraikela Sadar and
Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nb ...
. The headquarters of the district is at
Seraikela
Saraikela (also spelled Seraikella) is the district headquarters and a nagar panchayat in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formerly the capital of the Odia Saraikela Sta ...
town.
Maoist activities
According to a PIB release in 2018, Seraikela Kharswan was not included in the list of the thirty districts most affected by
Left wing extremism
Far-left politics, also known as the radical left or the extreme left, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single definition. Some scholars consider ...
in the country. The list includes thirteen districts of Jharkhand.
Jharkhand Police has mentioned “Nimdih, Chandil, Chowka, Ichagarh, Tiruldih, Kharsawan and Kuchai” police station areas of Seraikela Kharsawan district as Naxalite affected.
Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, who is currently the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Previously, he had also served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand from July 2013 to December 2014. He is also the presid ...
, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has claimed, in September 2021, that as a result of the effective action against
Left wing extremism
Far-left politics, also known as the radical left or the extreme left, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single definition. Some scholars consider ...
, the “presence of hardcore Maoists has been limited to mainly four regions, namely Parasnath Pahar, Budha Pahar, Tri-junction of Seraikela-Khunti-Chaibasa district in Kolhan division and some of the areas along the Bihar border”.
Geography
Ichagarah is located at .
The old and undivided Singhbhum district, of which the present Seraikela Kharsawan district was a part, has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract. There are hills alternating with valleys, steep mountains, deep forests on the mountain slopes, and, in the river basins, some stretches of comparatively level or undulating country.”
It has an elevation range of . Subarnarekha and Kharkai are important rivers in the district. Chandil Dam has been built across the Subarnarekha, after Karkari River joins it.
Ichagarh CD block is bounded by
Kukru
Kukru is a village in the Kukru CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Kukru is located at .
Area overview
The area s ...
CD block on the north,
Nimdih
Nimdih is a village in the Nimdih CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Nimdih is located at .
Area overview
The ar ...
CD block on the east,
Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nb ...
Sonahatu
Sonahatu is a village in the Sonahatu CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Sonahatu is located at .
The Subarnarekha River forms the bo ...
CD blocks in Ranchi district on the west.
Ichagarh CD block has an area of 271.82 km2.
Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ichagarh is located at .
Area overview ...
police station serves Ichagarh CD block. The headquarters of Ichagarh CD block is located at
Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ichagarh is located at .
Area overview ...
village.
Demographics
Population
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Ichagarh CD block had a total population of 83,099, all of which were rural. There were 42,391 (51%) males and 40,708 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 12,766.
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 6,357 (7.65%) and
Scheduled Tribes
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 26,804 (32.26%).
Literacy
According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Ichagarh CD block was 42,916 (61.02% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 26,887 (74.98% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 16,029 (46.50% 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 28.48%.
census, literacy in Seraikela Kharsawan district was 68.85%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language and religion
According to the ''Population by Mother Tongue 2011'' data, in the Ichagarh subdistrict,
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
was the mother-tongue of 61,255 persons forming 73.71% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Santali (16,780/ 20.19%), Mundari (2,722/ 3.28%),
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 de ...
(1,873/ 2.25%), and persons with other languages as mother-tongue (469/ 0.56%). Persons with Hindi as their mother-tongue included 925 persons having Purani/ Puran bhasa, 220 persons having
Panchpargania
Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয় ...
as mother-tongue.
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 de ...
is the
official language
An official language is a language given supreme status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically the term "official language" does not refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government (e.g. judiciary, ...
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 64,832 and formed 78.02% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets)
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 Abraha ...
(2,228/ 2.68%), Other religious communities (15,100/18.17),
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'' (Χρι ...
(506/ 0.61%), and persons who did not state their religion (433/ 0.52%).
In Seraikela Kharsawan district,
Scheduled Tribes
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 255,626 and formed 24.00% of the total population. The larger groups within the scheduled tribes, with percentage of the ST population, were
Santals
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking
Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and A ...
70-80% of the population of Seraikela Kharsawan district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005.In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Seraikela Kharsawan district came down to 33.6%.According to a study in 2013 (modified in 2019), "the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand is estimated at 46%, but 60% of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still below poverty line.”
Livelihood
In Ichagarh CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 16,482 and formed 38.69%, agricultural labourers numbered 20,897 and formed 49.06%, household industry workers numbered 1,321 and formed 3.10% and other workers numbered 3,896 and formed 9.15%. Total workers numbered 42,596 and formed 51.26% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 40,503 and formed 48.74% of the population.
Infrastructure
There are 107 inhabited villages in Ichagarh CD block. In 2011, 18 villages had power supply. 3 villages had tap water, 107 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 106 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 13 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 10 villages had telephone (land line), 26 villages had mobile phone coverage. 104 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 6 villages had bus service (public/ private), 1 village had autos/ modified autos, 7 villages had taxi/ vans, 49 villages had tractors. 3 villages had bank branches, 2 villages had agricultural credit societies, 1 village had public library and reading room, 13 villages had availability of newspapers, 41 villages had ration shops, 11 villages had weekly
haat
Haat or hat, even haat bazaar, is an open-air market that serves as a trading venue for local people in rural areas and towns of Indian subcontinent, especially in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Haat bazaars are conducted on a regular ba ...
, 63 villages had
assembly
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Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
Seraikela Kharsawan district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the
Backward Regions Grant Fund
Backward or Backwards is a relative direction.
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* "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.
Education
Ichagarh CD block had 14 villages with pre-primary schools, 91 villages with primary schools, 37 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 3 villages with senior secondary schools, 15 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
Healthcare
Ichagarh CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 11 villages with primary health subcentres, 2 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village with family welfare centre, 2 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included