Mandu (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

Mandu is located at . It has an average elevation of . 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. Mandu CD block is bounded by the

Churchu Churchu is a village in the Churchu CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Churchu is located at . Area overview Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and ...

and Tati Jhariya CD blocks in the Hazaribagh district on the north, 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 the Bokaro district on the east, the

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CD block on the south, and the

Dadi Dadi may refer to: Places * Dadi (community development block), Jharkhand, India * Dadi, China, part of the Fujian tulou World Heritage site * Dadi, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Dadi, the old name of the town of Amfikleia in ...

CD block in the Hazaribagh district on the west. Mandu CD block has an area of 423.82 km². Mandu police station serves Mandu CD block. The headquarters of Mandu CD block is located at Mandu town.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Mandu CD block had a total population of 253,032, of which 133,757 were rural and 119,275 were urban. There were 131,486 (52%) males and 121,546 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 36,312.

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numbered 35,015 (13.84%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 51,493 (20.35%). Mandu,

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Barughutu Barughutu is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Barughutu is adjacent to Ghatotand, where Tata Steel's West Bokaro Colliery is situated. Geography Locat ...

Kedla Kedla is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Kedla is located at . Area overview Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alon ...

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, Kuju, Topa, Orla, Sanri alias Tilaiya,

Bongabar Bongabar is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Bongabar is located at . Area overview Ramgar ...

and Seota are census towns in the Mandu CD block.

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Mandu CD block was 157,513 (72.68% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 92,295 (81.98% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 65,218 (62.62% of the female population over 6 years). The

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(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.36%. 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 Mandu CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 17,177 and formed 22.43%, agricultural labourers numbered 8,969 and formed 11.71%, household industry workers numbered 1,366 and formed 1.78% and other workers numbered 49,074 and formed 64.08%. Total workers numbered 76,586 and formed 30.27% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 176,446 and formed 69.73% of the population.

Infrastructure

There are 70 inhabited villages in the Mandu CD block. In 2011, 62 villages had power supply. 8 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 70 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 66 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 9 villages had post offices, 7 villages had sub post offices, 9 villages had telephones (land lines), 31 villages had mobile phone coverage. 70 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 22 villages had bus service (public/ private), 9 villages had autos/ modified autos, 18 villages had taxi/vans and 28 villages had tractors. 8 villages had bank branches, 2 villages had agricultural credit societies, 4 villages had cinema/ video halls, 1 village had public library and public reading rooms. 23 villages had

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, 11 villages had weekly haat (market) and 35 villages had

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polling stations.

Coal mining

The projects of the

Kuju Area Kuju Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located mainly in the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the Kuju Area are: Saruberia underground, Saruberia opencast, Ara open cast, Kuj ...

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are: Saruberia underground, Saruberia opencast, Ara open cast, Kuju underground, Topa underground, Topa open cast, Pindra underground, Pindra open cast, Pundi open cast, Karma opencast. The area office is at Hesagarha, Kuju 825316. The projects of the Hazaribagh Area of

are: Parej East

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, Kedla underground, Kedla opencast, Tapin opencast, Jharkhand opencast, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop. The area office is at Charhi, PO Charhi 825336.

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owns and operates the West Bokaro colliery and Ghatotand Washery.

Transport

The

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line passes though this block and there are stations at Kuju and Mandu.

Education

Mandu CD block had 25 villages with pre-primary schools, 65 villages with primary schools, 32 villages with middle schools, 16 villages with secondary schools, 8 villages with senior secondary schools.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Mandu CD block had 3 villages with primary health centres, 15 villages with primary health subcentres, 5 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 3 villages with allopathic hospitals, 1 village with dispensary, x village with veterinary hospital, 1 village with family welfare centre, 8 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

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