Pathalgada block
Pathalgada | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
  Pathalgada Location in Jharkhand, India  Pathalgada Pathalgada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°7′37″N 85°4′8″E / 24.12694°N 85.06889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Chatra |
| CD block | Pathalgada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 133.21 km2 (51.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,530 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825408 (Itkhori) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06559 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 13 |
| Literacy | 67.39% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chatra |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simaria |
| Website | chatra |
Pathalgada (also spelled Pathalgora) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.
Overview
Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite 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 sq km. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line.[1] In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.[2]
Maoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist 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.[3]
As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.[4]
Geography
Pathalgada is located at 24°7′37″N 85°4′8″E / 24.12694°N 85.06889°E.[5]
Pathalgada CD block is bounded by Gidhour CD block in the north, Katkamsandi CD block, in Hazaribagh district, in the east, Simaria CD block in the south and Chatra CD block in the west.[6]
Pathalgada CD block has an area of 133.21 km2.[7]Pathalgada police station serves this block.[8]The headquarters of Pathalgada CD block is at Pathalgada village.[9]
There are 5 panchayats and 30 villages in Pathalgada CD block.[1]
Gram panchayats of Pathalgada block/ panchayat samiti are: Nawadih damaul, Barwadih, Singhani, Noganw and Meral.[1]
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pathalgora CD block had a total population of 31,530, all of which were rural. There were 15,867 (50%) males and 15,663 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 5,475. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,927 (25.14%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,163 (3.69%).[10]
Literacy
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literat epersons in Pathalgora CD block was 17,558 (67.39% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 10,226 (78.34% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 7,332 (46.85% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 31.53%.[10]
As per the 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% [11] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[12] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[13]
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Chatra district |
|---|
| Shaligram Ramnarayanpur – 54.83 |
| Pratappur – 53.19% |
| Kunda – 44.84% |
| Lawalong – 49.02% |
| Chatra – 55.54% |
| Kanhachatti – 62.88% |
| Itkhori – 62.90% |
| Mayurhand – 64.41% |
| Gidhour – 68.07% |
| Pathalgada – 67.39% |
| Simaria – 63.40% |
| Tandwa – 62.74% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
Language and religion
According to the District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census, as of 2001, among the different mother tongues (languages mentioned under 8th Schedule of Constitution of India), Hindi was spoken by 703,337 persons forming 88.87% of the population of Chatra district, followed by Urdu 68,301 persons (8.63%), Oraon 11,115 persons (1.40%) and other languages (with no details) 8,681 (1.10%). The population of the Scheduled Tribes in the district of Chatra during 2011 Census was 45,563 constituting 4.36 percent of the total population of the district.[14]
Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language.[15]
According to the District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census, Hindus numbered 903,179 and formed 86.60% of the population of Chatra district, followed by Muslims 116,710 (11.19%).[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand Assessment 2013". Satp. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities". Eenadu India, 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "devi sthan maa bhagwati ka sthan pathalgada". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Chatra". CD Block/Tehsil Map. Chatra district administration. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Chatra District Census Handbook," (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Chatra, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 22: Note on mother tongue of earlier census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Chatra, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 23: Note on religion. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
