Patratu (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

Patratu Patratu is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Patratu is located at . It has an average elevation of 405 met ...

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. Patratu CD block is bounded by the

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

and

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 blocks in the Hazaribagh district on the north, the

Ramgarh Ramgarh may refer to: Bangladesh * Ramgarh Upazila, a sub-district of Khagrachari District India * Ramgarh, Bihar, a village near Munger, Bihar * Ramgarh, Kaimur, a town in Kaimur district, Bihar * Ramgarh, Uttarakhand, a hill station in Nainital ...

CD block on the east, the

Burmu Burmu is a village in the Burmu CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Burmu is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows ...

Kanke Kanke is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Kanke has a large water reservoir called Kanke Dam, which is used to supply water to Ranchi city. Geography ...

and

Ormanjhi Ormanjhi is a village in the Ormanjhi CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Ormanjhi is located at at an elevation of from mean sea level (MSL). Area overview The map along ...

CD blocks in Ranchi district on the south and Burmu CD block in Ranchi district on the west. Patratu CD block has an area of 256.19 km².

and Basal police stations serve Patratu CD block. The headquarters of Patratu CD block is located at

town.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Patratu CD block had a total population of 247,841, of which 92,822 were rural and 155,019 were urban. There were 129,469 (52%) males and 118,372 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 33,440.

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numbered 64,643 (26.08%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 31,991 (12.91%).

, Saunda, Jainagar,

Hesla Hesla is a village in Bagodar CD Block in Bagodar-Saria subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Hesla is located at . It has an average elevation of 365 metres (1197 feet). Area overview ...

Balkundra Balkundra is a census town in the Patratu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Balkundra is located at . Area overview Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. T ...

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and

Barkakana Barkakana is a census town in the Patratu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Barkakana is located at . It has an average elevation of . Barkakana is a small town ...

are census towns in Patratu CD block.

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Patratu CD block was 160,806 (75.00% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 93,705 (83.49% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 67,101 (65.67% of the female population over 6 years). The

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(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 17.82%. 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 Ramgarh 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 Patratu CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 10,993 and formed 15.08%, agricultural labourers numbered 8,832 and formed 29.41%, household industry workers numbered 2,410 and formed 3.31% and other workers numbered 50,656 and formed 69.50%. Total workers numbered 72,891 and formed 29.41% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 174,950 and formed 70.59% of the population.

Infrastructure

There are 67 inhabited villages in Patratu CD block. In 2011, 46 villages had power supply. 3 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 66 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 64 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 6 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 9 villages had telephones (land lines), 26 villages had mobile phone coverage. 67 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 9 villages had bus service (public/ private), 8 villages had autos/ modified autos, 15 villages had taxi/vans and 23 villages had tractors. 4 villages had bank branches. 27 villages had

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, 7 villages had weekly haat (market) and 33 villages had

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polling stations.

Coal mining

The projects of the Barka Sayal Area are: Bhurkunda underground, Central Saunda underground, Saunda D underground, Saunda underground, Sayal D underground, Urimari underground, North Urimari/ Birsa opencast, Bhurkunda opencast. The area office is at Sayal, PO Saunda.

Industries

Patratu Thermal Power Station Patratu Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located near Patratu town in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is operated by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board. Capacity It has an installed ca ...

was initially built by the Russians and commissioned in 1966-72. Subsequently, 4x110 MW BHEL units were added. The plant has become old and operates at a derated capcity. The foundation stone for the 800 x 5 MW

Patratu Super Thermal Power Project Patratu Super Thermal Power Project is under-construction. It is 4000 MW (800 MW × 5), situated in Patratu, Ramgarh district , Jharkhand. It will use 1500 acres out of 6300 acres available with the existing Patratu Thermal Power Statio ...

was laid by

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, Prime Minister, in 2018. Patratu Dam, was built to supply water for the Patratu Thermal Power Station. It has been built across the Nalkarni River, a tributary of the

Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...

and has an 81 sq mi reservoir. The Indo-Asahi Glass Company Limited, now IAG Glass Company Limited, has a glass factory at Bhadani Nagar. It has been modernised by Vijay Joshi, the present owner.

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has set up a 0.6 million tonnes per year wire rod mill and a 1 million tonnes per year bar mill at

Transport

Barkakana Junction railway station came up early with the construction in 1927 of the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line and the Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line. The line from Barkakana to Daltonganj came up in 1929 and ultimately became the Barkakana-Son Nagar line. The

Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is an Indian railway line connecting in the Asansol–Gaya section with , and . This track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. History This line was ...

became functional between Koderma and Barkakana in 2015 and 2016. The entire stretch was sanctioned in 1998-99. The Barkakana-Ranchi line has been delayed so much that even news about it is not published.

Education

Patrartu CD block had 21 villages with pre-primary schools, 59 villages with primary schools, 36 villages with middle schools, 6 villages with secondary schools, 3 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college, 1 village with non-formal training centre.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Patratu CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres, 15 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with allopathic hospital, 1 village with family welfare centre, 1 village with medicine shop.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

External links

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