Overview
Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills orMaoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected byGeography
Chirki, a constituent panchayat village of Pirtand CD block, is located at . Pirtand police station is located at Chirki. Pirtand CD block is bounded byDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census the total number of literate persons in Pirtanr CD block was 46,205 (47.22% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 29,565 (55.16% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 16,640 (38.75% of the female population over 6 years). TheLanguage and religion
In 2001, Khortha was the mother-tongue of 988,198 persons in Giridih district, forming 51.89% of the population, followed byRural poverty
40-50% of the population of Giridih district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Koderma and Hazaribagh 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 Pirtanr CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 13,744 and formed 26.07%, agricultural labourers numbered 28,207 and formed 53.50%, household industry workers numbered 2,255 and formed 4.28% and other workers numbered 8,514 and formed 16.15%. Total workers numbered 52,720 and formed 48.14% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 56,795 and formed 51.86% of the 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, entertainment artistes and so on.Infrastructure
There are 194 inhabited villages in Pirtanr CD block. In 2011, 25 villages had power supply. 1 village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 186 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 184 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 23 villages had post offices, 13 villages had a sub post office, 4 villages had telephones (land lines) and 88 villages had mobile phone coverage. 188 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 21 villages had bus service (public/ private), 7 villages hadAgriculture
Hills occupy a large portion of Giridih district. The soil is generally rocky and sandy and that helps jungles and bushes to grow. The forest area, forming a large portion of total area, in the district is evenly distributed all over. Some areas near the rivers haveCoal mining
Coal is mined in Pirtand CD block.Backward Regions Grant Fund
Giridih district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theEducation
Pirtand CD block had 27 villages with pre-primary schools, 164 villages with primary schools, 71 villages with middle schools, 11 villages with secondary schools, 6 villages with senior secondary schools, 28 villages with no educational facility.Healthcare
Pirtand CD block had 1 village with community health centre, 20 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with allopathic hospital, 5 villages with dispensaries, 9 villages with medicine shops.References
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* {{North Chotanagpur Division topics Community development blocks in Giridih district