Overview
Hazaribagh district is spread over a part of theMaoist 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
Ichak is located at . It has an average elevation of . Ichak CD block is bounded byDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census, the total number of literate persons in Ichak CD block was 68,255 (71.87% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 39,699 (81.31% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 28,556 (61.88% 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 Ichak CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 17,929 and formed 45.06%, agricultural labourers numbered 8,987 and formed 22.59%, household industry workers numbered 1,335 and formed 3.36% and other workers numbered 11,534 and formed 28.99%. Total workers numbered 39,785 and formed 35.27% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 73,030 and formed 64.37% 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 88 inhabited villages in Ichak CD block. In 2011, 74 villages had power supply. No village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 6 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 84 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 10 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 19 villages had telephones (land lines) and 45 villages had mobile phone coverage. 86 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 11 villages had bus service (public/ private), 7 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, black-berry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa.Backward Regions Grant Fund
Hazaribagh district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theTransport
Education
In 2011, amongst the 88 inhabited villages in Ichak CD block, 15 villages had no primary school, 57 villages had one primary school and 16 villages had more than one primary school. 32 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 10 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school. Ichak CD Block has a degree college. GM Evening College established in 2009 at Ichak is affiliated to theHealthcare
In 2011, amongst the 88 inhabited villages in Ichak CD block, 2 villages had primary health centres, 12 villages had primary health sub-centres, 1 village had maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village had a TB Clinic, 1 village had an allopathic hospital, 2 villages had a dispensary, 1 village had veterinary hospital, 9 villages had medicine shops and 67 villages had no medical facilities.References
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