Chitarpur (community development block)

Chitarpur (community development block) is an administrative division of Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chitarpur
Community development block
Chitarpur
Location in Jharkhand
Chitarpur
Chitarpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.5749°N 85.6548°E / 23.5749; 85.6548
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictRamgarh
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
364 m (1,194 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total70,701
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825101
Telephone code06553
Vehicle registrationJH
Lok Sabha constituencyHazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRamgarh
Websiteramgarh.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Chitarpur is located at 23.5749°N 85.6548°E / 23.5749; 85.6548.[1] It has an average elevation of 364 metres (1167 feet).

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, the Chitarpur CD Block had a total population of 70,701, of which 39,990 were rural and 30,771 were urban. There were 36,737 males and 33,964 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,794 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 7,150. [2]

Sewai and Chitarpur are census towns in the Chitarpur CD Block.[2]

Literacy

As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in the Chitarpur CD Block was 47,576, out of which 27,352 were males and 20,224 were females.[2]

Economy

Rajrappa open cast mine and Rajrappa washery are operational under the Rajrappa Area of Central Coalfields Limited.[3]

References
  1. "Chitarpur, India". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "Areas". Argada. CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.


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