Chatra (community development block)

Chatra is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chatra
Community development block
Chatra
Location in Jharkhand
Chatra
Chatra (India)
Coordinates: 24.2038°N 84.8703°E / 24.2038; 84.8703
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictChatra
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total400.21 km2 (154.52 sq mi)
Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total101,014
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825401 (Chatra)
Telephone code06541
Vehicle registrationJH-13
Literacy55.54%
Lok Sabha constituencyChatra
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChatra
Websitechatra.nic.in
CD Block

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

Location

Chatra is located at 24°12′14″N 84°52′13″E.[5] It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet).

Chatra CD Block is bounded by Shaligram Ramnarayanpur and Kanhachatti CD Blocks in the north, Gidhour and Pathalgada CD Blocks in the east, Simaria and Lawalong CD Blocks in the south and Kunda CD Block in the west.[6]

Area

Chatra CD Block has an area of 400.21 km2.[7]

Gram panchayats

There are 18 panchayats and 182 villages in Chatra CD Block.[1]

Gram panchayats of Chatra CD Block/ panchayat samiti are: Moktama, Darha, Sikid, Paradih, Dewaria, Ara, Baraini, Brahmana, Godhai, Sima, Tikar, Damdoiya, Jangi, Gandharia, Dariatu and Lem.[1]

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India Chatra CD Block had a total population of 101,014, all of which were rural. There were 51,958 (51%) males and 49,056 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 20,206. Scheduled Castes numbered 38,364 (37.98%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 3,777 (3.74%).[8]

Literacy

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Chatra CD Block was 44,884 (55.54% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 27,164 (65.27% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 17,720 (36.13% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 29.15%.[8]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% [9] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[10] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[11]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Languages

Magahi is the local language in Chatra district. Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are also spoken in the region.

Transport

NH 22 (old numbering NH 99) connects Sonbarsha (India-Nepal border) with Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gaya, Dobhi, Hunterganj and Chatra and terminates at its junction with NH 39 in Chandwa CD Block in Latehar district. NH-22 crosses NH 19 (old numbering NH 2) at Dobhi in Gaya district of Bihar.[12]

References
  1. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "Jharkhand Assessment 2013". Satp. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities". Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "Chatra, India Page". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. "Chatra". CD Block/Tehsil Map. Chatra district administration. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. "Chatra District Census Handbook," (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  8. "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.
  9. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  12. "Rationalisation of numbering system on National Highways" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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