Mayurhand block

{{Infobox settlement | name = Mayurhand | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Community development block | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|24|17|35|N|85|14|33|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[districts of Jharkhand|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Chatra, Jharkhand|Chatra]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Community development block|CD block]] | subdivision_name3 = Mayurhand | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = [[Federalism in India|Federal democracy]] | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 133.28 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 386 | population_total = 58,925 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 825408 | area_code_type = Telephone/STD code | area_code = 06547 (Itkhori) | registration_plate = JH 13 | blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank1_info_sec1 = 64.41% | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chatra]] | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = [[Chatra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chatra]] | website = {{URL|chatra.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''Mayurhand''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Chatra subdivision]] of the [[Chatra district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]].

==Overview== Chatra district forms a part of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau#Hazaribagh plateau|Upper Hazaribagh Plateau]], [[Chota Nagpur Plateau#Koderma plateau|Lower Hazaribagh Plateau]] and northern [[Escarpment|scarp]]. Located at an elevation of about {{convert|450|m|ft|0}}, 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 km2. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live [[Below Poverty Line (India)|below poverty line]].<ref name="blocks">{{cite web | url = http://chatra.nic.in/blocks.html | title = Chatra - the official website | work = Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats | publisher = Chatra district authority | access-date = 9 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160627231221/http://chatra.nic.in/blocks.html | archive-date = 27 June 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of [[North Karanpura Coalfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150516093809/http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2015 |title=The North Karanpura Coalfields |work=Jharkhand |publisher=sinclair-environmental |access-date=10 August 2016 }}</ref>

==Maoist activities== Jharkhand is one of the states affected by [[Naxalite|Maoist]] activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 people were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ ([[kangaroo court]]s) were on the decline.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/Assessment/2013/Jharkhand.htm |title = Jharkhand Assessment 2013 | publisher= Satp | access-date = 10 August 2016}}</ref> As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | title = 13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities | publisher = Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016 | access-date = 10 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113900/http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | archive-date = 27 September 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Geography== Mayurhand is located at {{coord|24|17|35|N|85|14|33|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/2040865/mayurhand |title = Mayurhand| work= Jharkhand| publisher= Wikimapia | access-date = 23 November 2015}}</ref>

Mayurhand CD block is bounded by [[Chauparan (community development block)|Chauparan]] CD block, in [[Hazaribagh district]], in the north, [[Barhi (community development block)|Barhi]] and [[Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block)|Padma]] CD blocks, in [[Hazaribagh district]], in the east, [[Katkamsandi (community development block)|Katkamsandi]] CD block, in [[Hazaribagh district]], in the south and [[Itkhori block|Itkhori]] CD block in the west. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://chatra.nic.in/images/chatra-tehsil-map.jpg | title = Chatra | work = CD Block/Tehsil Map | publisher = Chatra district administration | access-date = 9 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220103928/http://chatra.nic.in/images/chatra-tehsil-map.jpg | archive-date = 20 December 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Mayurhand CD block has an area of 133.28 km2.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2002_PART_B_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf |title = Chatra District Census Handbook, |work = Census of India 2011, Page 26 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 17 August 2016}}</ref>[[Itkhori]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://jhpolice.gov.in/chatra | title= District Police Profile – Chatra | work= Contact Number | publisher= Jharkhand Police | access-date= 8 January 2021 | archive-date= 17 January 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210117060335/https://jhpolice.gov.in/chatra | url-status= dead }}</ref> The headquarters of Mayurhand CD block is at [[Mayurhand]] village.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3ff4d5fbbafdf976cfdc032e3bde78de5/uploads/2017/06/2018030936.jpg | title= Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand|publisher= Chatra district administration| access-date = 8 January 2021}}</ref>

There are 10 panchayats and 118 villages in Mayurhand CD block.<ref name="blocks"/>

[[Gram panchayat]]s of Mayurhand block/ panchayat samiti are: Husia, Mayurhand, Belkhori, Karma, Manjganwa, Kadganwa Kala, Fuland, Pandni, Soki and Petaderi.<ref name="blocks"/>

==Demographics== ===Population=== According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Mayurhand CD block had a total population of 58,925, all of which were rural. There were 29,482 (50%) males and 29,443 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 10,272. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 15,448 (26.22%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 212 (0.36%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 20 November 2015}}</ref>

===Literacy=== As per the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Mayurhand CD block was 31,339 (64.41% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 18,222 (75.33% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 13,117 (44.57% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 30.76%.<ref name=census2011/>

As per 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/search.php?cx=partner-pub-0612465356921996%3A9964620645&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Chatra&sa=Search&siteurl=www.census2011.co.in%2Fdistrict.php&ref=&ss=1966j851948j7 |title = District Census 2011 |publisher= Population Census 2011 | access-date = 8 July 2016}}</ref> Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND020_Jharkhand.pdf | title= Jharkhand Profile| work= Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals |publisher= Census Commissioner, Government of India | access-date = 8 July 2016}}</ref> Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/literacy.php | title= Literacy in India| work= Census 2011 |publisher= Census population 2015 data | access-date = 8 July 2016}}</ref>

See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]

===Language and religion=== {{bar box |title=Religions in Mayurhand CD block (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Jharkhand|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|94.02}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|5.85}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.13}} }}

[[Hindi]] is the official language in Jharkhand and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] has been declared as an additional official language.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= 35 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}</ref>

{{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Mayurhand CD block (2011)<ref name="language"/> |label1 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value1 = 67.52 |color1 = red |label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 31.32 |color2 = orange |label3 = Others |value3 = 1.16 |color3 = grey }}

At the time of the 2011 census, 67.52% of the population spoke [[Khortha language|Khortha]] and 31.32% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Rural poverty== Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Jharkhand%20presentation.pdf | title = Eliminating poverty | publisher = Jharkhand government | access-date = 10 January 2011}}</ref>

Note: BPL data not available for Mayurhand CD block – possibly included in data for Itkhori CD block.

==Economy== ===Livelihood=== {{Pie chart |caption= '''Livelihood in Mayurhand CD block''' |value1 = 38.12 |label1 = Cultivators |value2 = 41.29 |label2 = Agricultural labourers |value3 = 2.73 |label3 = Household industries |value4 = 17.85 |label4 = Other Workers}}

In Mayurhand CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 7,376 and formed 38.12%, agricultural labourers numbered 7,988 and formed 41.29%, household industry workers numbered 529 and formed 2.73% and other workers numbered 3,454 and formed 17.85%. Total workers numbered 19,347 and formed 32.83% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 39,579 and formed 67.17% of the population.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2002_PART_A_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook 2011 Chatra, Series 21, Part XII A| work = Tables 30 and 33, pages 48 and 51 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>

===Infrastructure=== There are 108 inhabited villages in Mayurhand CD block. In 2011, 60 villages had power supply. 4 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 104 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 104 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 2 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 24 villages had telephones (land lines), 52 villages had mobile phone coverage. 107 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 21 villages had bus service (public/ private), 11 villages had [[Auto rickshaw|autos]]/ modified autos, 30 villages had taxi/vans and 37 villages had tractors. 5 villages had bank branches, 2 villages had agricultural credit societies. 38 villages had [[public distribution system]], 8 villages had weekly haat (market) and 35 villages had [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] [[Polling place|polling stations]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2002_PART_A_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Page 673-675, Appendix I: Village Directory | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>

===Agriculture=== 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 [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soil. Alluvial soil is found mostly near river valleys. Rice is the main crop of the district. Other important crops grown are [[Pearl millet|bajra]], maize and pulses (mainly [[arhar]] and [[Vigna mungo|gram]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2002_PART_A_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 9-10 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund=== Chatra district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 10 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>

==Education== According to the ''District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census,'' Mayurhand CD block had 29 villages with pre-primary schools, 78 villages with primary schools, 44 villages with middle schools, 6 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with senior secondary schools, 23 villages with no educational facility.<ref name=directory>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2002_PART_A_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf| title= District Census Handbook Chatra, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Pages 671-673 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref> .*Note: Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

==Healthcare== According to the ''District Census Handbook, Chatra, 2011 census,'' Mayurhand CD block had 18 villages with [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]], 23 villages with primary health subcentres, 22 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 8 villages with dispensaries, 7 villages with veterinary hospitals, 7 villages with family welfare centres, 7 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/> .*Note: Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Community development blocks in Chatra district]]