Geography
Khelari is located at . Khelari CD block is located on the Ranchi plateau proper. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level and the land is undulating. Khelari CD block is bounded by theDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census, the total number of literate persons in Khelari CD block was 50,117 (74.83% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 28,955 (83.45% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 21,162 (65.57% of the female population over 6 years). TheLanguage and religion
Rural poverty
60-70% of the population of Ranchi district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005. In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Ranchi district came down to 27.82%. 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."Economy
Livelihood
In Khelari CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 2,193 and formed 9.75%, agricultural labourers numbered 1,843 and formed 8.19%, household industry workers numbered 730 and formed 3.24% and other workers numbered 17,735 and formed 78.82%. Total workers numbered 22,501 and formed 28.77% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 55,718 and formed 71.23% of the population.Infrastructure
There are 14 inhabited villages in Khelari CD block. In 2011, 12 villages had power supply. 2 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 14 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 14 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 4 villages had post offices, 1 village had sub post office, 3 villages had telephones (land lines), 12 villages had mobile phone coverage. 4 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 4 villages had bus service (public/ private), 3 villages had autos/ modified autos, 5 villages had taxi/vans, 9 villages had tractors. 2 villages had bank branches, 1 village had agricultural credit society, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 2 villages hadAgriculture
In Ranchi district, 23% of the total area is covered with forests. “With the gradual deforestation of the district, more and more land is being brought under cultivation.” Terraced low lands are called ''don'' and the uplands are called ''tanr''. The hill streams remain almost dry, except in the rainy season, and does not offer much scope for irrigation. In Khelari CD block, 30.25% of the total area was cultivable, in 2011. Out of this, 0.91% was irrigated land.Coal mining
The projects of the North Karanpura Area of Central Coalfields Ltd. are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K.D.H. opencast, Karkatta opencast, Rohini opencast, Purnadih opencast. It is located in Ranchi district and is part ofBackward Regions Grant Fund
Ranchi district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theTransport
There are stations at Ray and Khelari on the Barkakana-Son Nagar line.Education
Khelari CD block had 3 villages with pre-primary schools, 13 villages with primary schools, 6 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 1 village with senior secondary school, 1 village with no educational facility.Healthcare
Khelari CD block had 4 villages with primary health centres, 4 villages with primary health subcentres, 3 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village with allopathic hospital, 1 village with dispensary, 2 villages with veterinary hospitals, 2 villages with medicine shops.References
{{South Chotanagpur Division topics Community development blocks in Ranchi district