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 ...
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 ...
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
laterite
Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...
acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per km2. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line. In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.
Maoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by
Maoist
Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Ch ...
activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ ( kangaroo courts) were on the decline.
As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.
Geography
Pratappur is located at .
Pratappur CD block is bounded by
Imamganj
Imamganj is a city and a block headquarter in Gaya district of Bihar state, India. It is also a Bihar Legislative Assembly constituency in the Magadh division, part of the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency. It is located on the border of Jhar ...
and Banke Bazar CD blocks in
Gaya district
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Gaya district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. It was officially established on 3 October 1865. The district has a common boundary with the state of Jharkhand to the south. Gaya city is both the district head ...
Palamu district
Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar (formerly DaltonGanj), situated on the Koel River.
History
The Palamu district ha ...
in the west.
It is located 29 km from Chatra, the district headquarters.
Pratappur CD block has an area of 385.79 km2. Pratappur police station serves this block. The headquarters of Pratappur CD block is at Pratappur village.
There are 18 panchayats and 176 villages in Pratappur CD block.
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s of Pratppur CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Moneya, Jogodih, Chndrigovindpur, Ghordaur, Sijua, Yogiyara, Tandwa, Gajwa, Ghorighat, Humajang, Bharhi, Dumarwar, Barura, Sidki, Babhane, Pratappur and Rampur.
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 ...
Pratappur CD block had a total population of 120,221, all of which were rural. There were 61,780 (51%) males and 58,441 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 24,046.
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 43,636 (36.20%) 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 1,350 (1.12%).
Literacy
As per the 2011 census the total number of literate persons in Pratappur CD block was 51,156 (53.19% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 31,354 (63.00% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 19,802 (33.88% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 29.12%.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
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
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 de ...
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 de ...
, 21.61%
Magahi
The Magahi language (), also known as Magadhi (), is a language spoken in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India, and in the Terai of Nepal. Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magahi, from which the latter's name derives. ...
Total number of BPL households in Pratappur CD block in 2002-2007 was 16,152. According to 2011 census, number of households in Pratappur CD block was 21,055. 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 Pratappur CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 7,833 and formed 17.07%, agricultural labourers numbered 31,684 and formed 69.04%, household industry workers numbered 1,203 and formed 2.62% and other workers numbered 5,173 and formed 11.27%. Total workers numbered 45,893 and formed 38.17% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 74,328 and formed 61.83% of the population.
Infrastructure
There are 171 inhabited villages in Pratappur CD block. In 2011, 5 villages had power supply. 9 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 168 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 166 villages had hand pumps, and 1 village did not have drinking water facility. 6 villages had post offices, 15 villages had sub post offices, 2 villages had telephones (land lines), 30 villages had mobile phone coverage. 165 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 13 villages had bus service (public/ private), 1 village had
autos
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods.
The year 1886 is regarded as t ...
/ modified autos, 12 villages had taxi/vans and 102 villages had tractors. 11 villages had bank branches, 10 villages had agricultural credit societies. 64 villages had public distribution system, 18 villages had weekly haat (market) and 54 villages had
assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
Chatra is a predominantly forest district with 65% of the land area being covered with forests. The balance 35% of the area has both rocky and
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
soil. Alluvial soil is found mostly near river valleys. Rice is the main crop of the district. Other important crops grown are bajra, maize and pulses (mainly arhar and gram).
Backward Regions Grant Fund
Chatra 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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* "Backwards" (''Red Dwarf''), episode of sci-fi TV sitcom ''Red Dwarf''
** ''Backwards'' (novel), a nov ...
. 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
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census,'' Pratappur CD block had 38 villages with pre-primary schools, 149 villages with primary schools, 72 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 22 villages with no educational facility.
Healthcare
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census,'' Pratappur CD block had 4 villages with primary health centres, 10 villages with primary health subcentres, 3 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 2 villages with allopathic hospitals, 3 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 7 villages with family welfare centres, 15 villages with medicine shops. .*Note: Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included