Amrapara | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
 Amrapara | |
  Amrapara Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates:24°31′0″N87°34′29″E / 24.51667°N 87.57472°E /24.51667; 87.57472 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Pakur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 273.23 km2 (105.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 65,289 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| • Regional | Santhali,Malto |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 24,442 (46.55%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814111 (Amrapara) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06427 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 16 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Litipara |
| Website | pakur |
Amrapara is acommunity development block that forms an administrative division in the Pakur subdivision of thePakur district,Jharkhandstate, India.
Amrapara, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at24°31′0″N87°34′29″E / 24.51667°N 87.57472°E /24.51667; 87.57472.[1]
It is located 36 km fromPakur, the district headquarters.
A predominantly hilly area, Pakur district has pockets of plain land. A long but narrow stretch between theFarakka Feeder Canal, located outside the district, and theSahibganj loop line is very fertile. The Littipara and Amrapara CD blocks are largely covered by theRajmahal hills. The rest of the district is rolling uplands. The district, once famous for its forests, have lost all of it, except a few hill tops in theDamin-i-koh area.[2][3]
Amrapara CD block is bounded byLittipara block CD block on the north,Maheshpur CD block on the east,Gopikandar CD block in Dumka district on the south, andSunderpahari CD block in Godda district on the west.[4][5][6]
Amrapara CD block has an area of 273.23 km2.[7]Amrapara police station serves this block.[8] Headquarters of this CD block is atAmrapara village.[9]
According to the2011 Census of India, Amrapara CD block had a total population of 65,289, all of which were rural. There were 32,923 (50%) males and 32,366 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 12,785.Scheduled Castes numbered 1,572 (2.71%) andScheduled Tribes numbered 53,623 (82.13%).[7]
In 2011, Amrapara (village) had a population of 3,898 and Amrapara Bazar (village) had a population of 1,430.[10]
As of 2011[update] census, the total number of literate persons in Amrapara CD block was 24,442 (46.55% of the population over 6 years) out of which 14,856 (61%) were males and 9,586 (39%) were females. Thegender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22%.[10]
See also –List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Pakur district |
|---|
| Littipara – 40.70% |
| Amrapara – 46.55% |
| Hiranpur – 51.95% |
| Pakur – 51.95% |
| Maheshpur – 52.34% |
| Pakuria – 53.82% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
| Religions in Amrapara CD block (2011)[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 70.30% | |||
| Others* | 14.33% | |||
| Christianity | 11.60% | |||
| Islam | 3.42% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.35% | |||
| *mainly tribal religions likeSarna | ||||
In 2001 census, Hindus constituted 64.59%, Christians 7.20% and Muslims 3.1% of the population in Amrapara CD block. In the district as a whole, Hindus constituted 44.45%, Muslims 32.74% and Christians 6.01% of the population. The percentage of scheduled tribes in the population of Amrapara CD block was 81.60%. In the district as a whole scheduled tribes constituted 44.59% of the population. Around 85% of the tribal population was composed ofSanthals. There are two primitive groups –Mal Paharias andSauria Paharias.[12]
At the time of the 2011 census, 64.60% of the population spokeSantali, 16.84%Malto, 5.20%Khortha, 5.20%Hindi, 3.37%Bengali, 2.47%Bhojpuri as their first language.[13]
50-60% of the population of Pakur district were in theBPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Sahebganj, Deoghar and Garhwa districts.[14]Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.[15]
In Amrapara CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 17,500 and formed 49.04%, agricultural labourers numbered 12,319 and formed 34.52%, household industry workers numbered 1,746 and formed 4.89% and other workers numbered 4,1420 and formed 11.55%. Total workers numbered 51,632 and formed 48.35% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 54,069 and formed 51.15% of total population.[16]
Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers and entertainment artistes.[17]
There are 121 inhabited villages in Amrapara CD block. In 2011, 10 villages had power supply. 18 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 114 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 104 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 11 villages had post offices, 3 villages had sub post offices, 4 villages had telephones (land lines), 8 villages had public call offices and 39 villages had mobile phone coverage. 119 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 11 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages had autos/ modified autos, 9 villages had taxis/ vans, 10 villages had tractors, 2 villages had navigable waterways. 3 villages had bank branches, 4 villages had agricultural credit societies, 16 villages had cinema/ video halls, 3 villages had public libraries, public reading room. 34 villages hadpublic distribution system, 9 villages had weekly haat (market) and 5 villages hadassemblypolling stations.[18]
In Amrapara circle,Eastern Coalfields Limited operates Chilgo and other collieries, which are part ofRajmahal coalfield.
Panem Coal operates the Pachhwara Central project with reserves of 562 million tonnes of coal atPanchuara.[19]
Pakur is predominantly a hilly district. There is a narrow fertile alluvial tract bordering the Ganges Feeder Canal. While the hills stretch from the north to the south-east, the rest is rolling area, which is less conducive to agricultural operations than the alluvial strip. The net sown area of the district is around 28%. Thus though the district is predominantly agricultural it offers only limited opportunities to the people. Many people from the district migrate to the neighbouring districts of West Bengal during the agricultural seasons.[12] In Amrapara CD block 18.79% of the total area is cultivable area and 1.85% of the cultivable area is irrigated area.[20]
Pakur district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theBackward 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.[21][22]
Amrapara CD block had 6 villages with pre-primary schools, 96 villages with primary schools, 43 villages with middle schools, 5 villages with secondary schools, 25 villages with no educational facility.[18]
Amrapara CD block had 1 village withprimary health centre, 19 villages with primary health subcentres, 5 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 3 villages with TB clinics, 5 villages with allopathic hospitals, 8 villages with dispensaries, 3 villages with veterinary hospitals, 5 villages with family welfare centres, 13 villages with medicine shops.[18]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included