Mandro is a

community development block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

that forms an administrative division in the

Sahibganj subdivision Sahibganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History As a result of the Santhal rebellion, Act XXXVII of 1855 was passed by the British Raj, and ...

of the

Sahibganj district Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district. Divisions Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal 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 ...

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Geography

Mandro, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is located 18 km from

Sahibganj Sahebganj (also known as Sahibganj) is a scenic town and a port city with the serene Ganga and sturdy hills in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India. It serves as headquarters for Sahibganj District, Sahi ...

, the district headquarters. Sahebganj district may be divided into three natural divisions – (i) the hilly portion stretching from the Ganges on the north to the borders of West Bengal on the south, (ii) the uplands, undulations, long ridges and depressions, with fertile lands, and (iii) the low fertile alluvial plains lying between the hills and the Ganges, with the

Sahibganj loop The Sahibganj loop is a railway line connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction. Originally a part of the Howrah–Delhi main line, it was opened to traffic in 1866. With the construction of a shorter railway line for a part of the route, the ...

line passing through the narrow strip. Three rivers flowing through this region – the

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, Gumani and Bansloi – make the plains rich and cultivable. Mandro CD block is bounded by

CD block on the north, Borio CD block on the east,

Boarijore Boarijore (also spelled Boarijor) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Bara Boarijore, the CD Block headquarters, is located at ...

CD block in Godda district on the south, Thakurgangti CD block in Godda district and Sonhaula and Colgong CD blocks in Bhagalpur district of Bihar on the west. Mandro CD block has an area of 182.24 km².

Mirzachauki Mirzachauki is a village in the Mandro CD block in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Mirzachauki is locate ...

police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Mandro village. Mandro CD block has 228 gram panchayats, 179 inhabited (chiragi) and 49 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.

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 ...

, Mandro CD block had a total population of 75,659, all of which were rural. There were 38,114 (50%) males and 37,545 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 14,042.

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 3,140 (4.15%) 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 41,176 (54.42%). Mandro Damin Bazar had a population of 1,178 in 2011.

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Mandro CD block was 28,361 (46.03% of the population over 6 years) out of which 17,373 (61%) were males and 10,988 (39%) were females. The

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(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22%. 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

Hindus are the majority community. Muslims and Christians are two minority communities. At the time of the 2011 census, 45.68% of the population spoke Santali, 13.88%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
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, 6.85%

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, 6.79% Malto, 2.49%

Kurmali 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� ...

and 1.45%

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as their first language. 12.63% of the population spoke languages classified as 'Others' under Hindi. The dialect of the region is

Angika Angika (also known as ''Anga'', ''Angikar'' or ''Chhika-Chhiki'') is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, as well as in parts of Nepal. It is closely related to languages such as Mai ...

Rural poverty

50-60% of the population of Sahibganj district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Pakur, Deoghar and Garhwa districts."Based on the number of the total rural households in Census 2011 and BPL Revision Survey of 2010-11 the percentage of BPL households in rural areas is 86.03 percent."

Rural poverty Rural poverty refers to poverty in rural areas, including factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the poverty found there.Janvry, A. de, E. Sadoulet, and R. Murgai. 2002“Rural Development and Rural Pol ...

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 Mandro CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 9,427 and formed 27.16%, agricultural labourers numbered 12,732 and formed 36.68%, household industry workers numbered 3,227 and formed 9.30% and other workers numbered 9,324 and formed 26.86%. Total workers numbered 34,710 and formed 45.88% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 40,949 and formed 54.12% of total 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 and entertainment artistes.

Infrastructure

There are 184 inhabited villages in Mandro CD block. In 2011, 14 villages had power supply. 13 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 167 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 55 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 3 village had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 4 villages had telephones (land lines), 3 villages had public call offices and 22 villages had mobile phone coverage. 152 villages had pucca (paved) roads, 7 villages had bus service (private/public), 2 villages had auto/ modified auto, 4 villages had taxis/ vans, 38 villages had tractors, 3 villages had navigable waterways. 9 villages had bank branches, 1 village had ATMs, 4 villages had agricultural credit societies, 4 village had cinema/ video hall, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 29 villages had

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, 9 villages had weekly haat (market) and 40 villages had

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polling stations.

Agriculture

A large part of Sahibganj district is hilly and most of the thick forests are gone. Some of the plains are cultivable. The livelihood scenario presented above indicates that a large population depends on agriculture. In Mandro CD block 57.46% of the total area is cultivable area and 13.58% of the cultivable area is irrigated area.

Backward Regions Grant Fund

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

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. 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.

Tourism

Teliagarhi Teliagarhi (also written as Teliagarih) is a village in Mandro Community development blocks in India, CD block in Sahibganj subdivision of Sahibganj district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. History Teliagarhi bec ...

is a hill pass, with the ruins of a fort, that was known as the gateway of Bengal, and played an important part in history.

Education

Mandro CD block had 58 villages with pre-primary schools, 116 villages with primary schools, 42 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 67 villages with no educational facility.

Healthcare

Mandro CD block had 7 villages with primary health centres, 23 villages with primary health subcentres, 3 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with TB clinic, 2 villages with allopathic hospitals, 3 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 3 villages with family welfare centres, 25 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

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