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 techni ...
Jamtara district
Jamtara district (Hindi: जामताड़ा जिला, Bengali: জামতাড়া জেলা, Santali: ᱡᱟᱢᱛᱟᱲᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Jamtara to ...
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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 ...
state
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, India. It is located 24 km from Jamtara, the district headquarters.
Geography
Narayanpur is located at .
Jamtara district in the south-eastern part of
Santhal Parganas
Santhal Pargana division constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India.
Origin of name
Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: " Santhal", a major tribe of India ...
Deoghar district
Deoghar district (pronounced, ''Devo ka ghar'') is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyana ...
in the west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east.
Narayanpur CD block is bounded by Margomunda CD block in Deoghar district on the north, Karmatanr and Jamtara CD blocks on the east,
Tundi
Tundi is a village in Tundi CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Tundi is located at .
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. Al ...
and Purbi Tundi CD blocks in Dhanbad district on the south, and
Gandey
Gandey is a village in the Gandey CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Gandey is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur p ...
CD block on the west.
Narayanpur CD block has an area of 282.80 km2.Naryanpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Narayanpur.
Narayanpur CD block has 25 panchayats and 262 villages.
Panchayats of Narayanpur CD block are: Bandarchuan, Bankudih, Borwa, Budhudih, Butberiya, Chadadih Lakhanpur, Champapur, Davakendra, Dewalbari, Dighari, Jhiluwa, Korodoh – 1, Kurta, Madnadih, Manjhaldih, Narayanpur, Narodih, Nawadih, Nayadih, Pabiya, Posta, Roopdih, Sabanpur, Saharpur and Topatarn.
Demographics
Population
As per 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 ...
Narayanpur CD block had a total population of 163,966, all of which were rural. There were 83,977 (51%) males and 79,989 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 33,482.
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 9,501 (5.79%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 38,485 (23.47%).
Literacy
census, the total number of literates in Narayanpur CD block was 72,725 (55.72% of the population over 6 years) out of which 45,694 (63%) were males and 27,031 (37%) were females. 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 26%.
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
In 2001, the present-day Jamtara district was a part of Dumka district. In 2001, Santali was the mother-tongue of 660,233 persons in Dumka district, forming 41.17% of the population, followed by
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 ...
with 615,667 persons (38.39%) and
Bengali
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*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 ...
with 327,714 persons (20.44%). (percentages have been re-calculated on the basis of data provided in the Census Handbook).
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 ...
is the official language in Jharkhand and
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" ''
In 2011, Hindus numbered 550,560, forming 69.60% of the population of Jamtara district followed by Muslims with 164,406 persons (20.78%) and Christians with 4,419 persons (0.96%).
Rural poverty
60-70% of the population of Jamtara district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Ranchi and Dumka 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 Narayanpur CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 19,390 and formed 30.12%, agricultural labourers numbered 34,154 and formed 53.05%, household industry workers numbered 2,316 and formed 3.75% and other workers numbered 8,418 and formed 13.08%. Total workers numbered 64,378 and formed 39.26% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 99,588 and formed 60.74% 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 247 inhabited villages in Narayanpur CD block. In 2011, 97 villages had power supply. 10 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 243 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 243 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 15 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 7 villages had public call offices and 43 villages had mobile phone coverage. 244 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 65 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages had railway stations, 4 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 17 villages had tractors. 8 villages had bank branches, 73 villages had agricultural credit societies, 2 villages had cinema/ video halls, 5 villages had public library and public reading rooms. 100 villages had
public distribution system
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Jamtara 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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. 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
Narayanpur CD block had 8 villages with pre-primary schools, 219 villages with primary schools, 81 villages with middle schools, 1 village with secondary school, 1 village with senior secondary school, 28 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
Healthcare
Narayanpur CD block had 1 village with community health centre, 5 villages with primary health centres, 38 villages with primary health subcentre, 33 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 11 villages with TB clinics, 3 villages with allopathic hospitals, 34 villages with dispensaries, 5 villages with veterinary hospitals, 26 villages with family welfare centres, 91 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included