Ramgarh | |
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Community development block | |
  Ramgarh Location in Jharkhand Show map of Jharkhand Ramgarh Ramgarh (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°37′49″N85°31′09″E / 23.6302°N 85.5193°E /23.6302; 85.5193 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Ramgarh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 101.28 km2 (39.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 73,040 |
| • Density | 721.2/km2 (1,868/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829122 (Ramgarh Cantt) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06553 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ramgarh |
| Website | ramgarh |
Ramgarh (community development block) is an administrative division in theRamgarh subdivision of theRamgarh district in theIndianstate ofJharkhand.
Jharkhand is one of the states affected byMaoist activities. As of 2012[update], Ramgarh was not among the highly affected districts in the state.[1] According to the Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (IG) Saket Singh, as reported on 8 December 2020, "The activities of CPI-Maoist are now confined to small pockets in the state because of our efforts." Civilian fatalities, a key index of security in a region, declined from 20 in 2019, to 8 in 2020, the lowest in this category since 2000, when there were 13 such fatalities. The 28 total fatalities recorded in 2020 are also the lowest overall fatalities recorded in the state in a year since 2000, when they stood at 36.[2]
Ramgarh is located at23°37′49″N85°31′09″E / 23.6302°N 85.5193°E /23.6302; 85.5193. It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1,093 ft).[3]
A major portion of the district is a part of theDamodar trough on theChota Nagpur Plateau. TheRanchi Plateau, the largest part of the Chotanagpur Plateau is on the south and theHazaribagh Plateau is on the north. TheDamodar is the principal river of the district. The main tributaries of Damodar in the area are Naikari, Bhairavi/ Bhera andBokaro. TheSubarnarekha flows through the south-eastern part of the district. TheRajrappa falls and Naikari dam are important landmarks.[4]
Ramgarh CD block is bounded by theDadi CD block in the Hazaribagh district, theMandu CD block,Gomia CD block in Bokaro district on the north, theChitarpur andDulmi CD blocks on the east, theOrmanjhi CD block in the Ranchi district on the south, and thePatratu CD block on the west.[5][6][7][8]
Ramgarh CD block has an area of 101.28 km2.[9]Ramgarh police station serves Ramgarh CD block.[10] The headquarters of Ramgarh CD block is located atRamgarh town.[11]
According to the2011 Census of India, Ramgarh CD block had a total population of 73,040, of which 47,871 were rural and 25,169 were urban. There were 37,670 (52%) males and 35,370 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 10,734.Scheduled Castes numbered 9,543 (13.07%) andScheduled Tribes numbered 15,397 (21.08%).[9]
Sirka andMarar arecensus towns in Ramgarh CD block.[12]
According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Ramgarh CD block was 44,211 (70.96% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 25,829 (80.60% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 18,382 (60.74% of the female population over 6 years). Thegender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.86%.[9]
See also –List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Ramgarh district |
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| Patratu – 75.00% |
| Mandu – 72.68% |
| Ramgarh – 70.96% |
| Dulmi – 67.62% |
| Chitarpur – 78.60% |
| Gola – 65.35% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 84.47% | |||
| Islam | 10.51% | |||
| Sikhism | 2.23% | |||
| Sarna | 1.52% | |||
| Christianity | 0.89% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.38% | |||
Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand andUrdu has been declared as an additional official language.[14]
At the time of the 2011 census, 41.76% of the population spokeKhortha, 33.48% Hindi, 6.82%Urdu, 3.68%Bhojpuri, 3.44%Magahi, 2.54%Bengali, 2.40%Punjabi, 1.58%Nagpuri and 1.06%Maithili as their first language.[15]
Ramgarh district was carved out of Hazaribagh district in 2007. In 2004–2005, 40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in theBPL category, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih and Koderma districts.[16]Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.[17]
In the Ramgarh CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 9,898 and formed 18.03%, agricultural labourers numbered 3,660 and formed 6.67%, household industry workers numbered 1,526 and formed 2.78% and other workers numbered 39,807 and formed 72.52%. Total workers numbered 54,891 and formed 33.92% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 106,903 and formed 66.08% of the population.[18]
There are 20 inhabited villages in the Ramgarh CD block. In 2011, 18 villages had power supply. 3 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 19 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 20 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 6 villages had post offices, 6 villages had sub post offices, 6 villages had telephones (land lines), 14 villages had mobile phone coverage. 20 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 11 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages hadautos/ modified autos, 9 villages had taxi/vans and 5 villages had tractors. 4 villages had bank branches. 17 villages hadpublic distribution system, 2 villages had weekly haat (market) and 15 villages hadassemblypolling stations.[19]
The projects of theArgada Area ofCentral Coalfields are: Gidi AOpen Cast, Gidi C opencast, Religara opencast/ underground, Sirka opencast, Sirka underground, Argada underground, Giddi Washery. The area office is atSirka, PO Argada 829101.[20]
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Ramgarh Cantonment railway station is on theBarkakana-Muri-Chandil line.[21]
Ramgarh CD block had 8 villages with pre-primary schools, 20 villages with primary schools, 15 villages with middle schools, 9 villages with secondary schools, 5 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college.[22]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
Ramgarh CD block had 1 village withprimary health centre, 9 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with medicine shop.[22]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
