Hazaribagh district | |
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  Hazaribagh forest area,Lake inHazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary | |
.svg) Location of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Hazaribagh |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Smt. Nancy Sahay (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of police | Shri Arvind Kumar Singh (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Hazaribagh (shared with Ramgarh district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 ( Sadar, Barhi, Barkagaon, Barkathha, Mandu) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,555 km2 (1,373 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,734,495 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu andEnglish |
| • Other | Khortha andSantali |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.75% |
| • Sex ratio | 946 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH-02 |
| Major highways | NH 19NH 522 |
| Website | hazaribag |
Hazaribagh district is one of the oldest districts ofJharkhand state,India and the district headquarter located inHazaribagh town. It is located in the north east part ofNorth Chotanagpur Division. The boundary of this district consists of districts ofGaya (BIHAR) andKoderma in the north,Giridih andBokaro in the east,Ramgarh in the south andChatra in the west.
The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribagh. The name, Hazaribagh consists of twoPersian words,hazar meaning "one thousand", andbagh meaning "garden" - so, the literal meaning of Hazaribagh is 'a city of one thousand gardens'. According toSir John Houlton, a veteran British administrator, the town takes its name from the small villages of Okni and Hazari – shown in old maps as Ocunhazry. The last syllable in its name probably originated in a mango-grove, which formed a camping ground for troops and travellers marching along the ‘new military road’ from Kolkata to Varanasi, constructed in 1782 and the following years.[1]
There are ancient Cave Paintings in Isko, Hazaribagh district which are from Meso-chalcolithic period (9,000-5,000 BC).[2] There is a group of megaliths found close to Barkagaon that is about 25 km from Hazaribagh town at Punkri Barwadih, which has been proven to date back to beyond 3000 BCE.[3]
In 1872, Hazaribagh district had area of 7,021 square miles (18,180 km2) with 771,875 inhabitants. After that many area of the district are curved out as separate district, viz, On 6 December 1972,Giridih district was split from Hazaribagh.[4] In 1999 this happened again with the creation ofChatra andKoderma.[4] Hazaribagh leftBihar whenJharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000.[4] On 12 September 2007, yet another district was created from Hazaribagh's territory:Ramgarh.[4]
Coal is the major mineral found in this district. This significant coal deposit reserves of this district include Charhi, Kuju, Ghato Tand and Barkagaon ofNorth Karanpura Coalfield. The coal mines are the main source of livelihood for the residents of this district. People of this district are known to be very hard working.
Patratu and Bhurkunda was also coal mines areas of Hazaribagh but it is now in Ramgarh district.
In 2006, the Indian government named Hazaribagh one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[5] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
Hazaribag district consists of 16 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Hazaribagh district:
The district is divided into two sub-divisions: Hazaribagh and Barhi.
Hazaribagh sub-division comprises 11 blocks:Sadar, Hazaribagh,Katkamsandi,Bishnugarh,Barkagaon,Keredari,Ichak,Churchu,Daru,Tati Jhariya,Katkamdag andDadi.
Barhi sub-division comprises 5 blocks:Padma,Barhi,Chauparan,Barkatha andChalkusha.
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According to the2011 census, Hazaribagh district has apopulation of 1,734,495,[7] roughly equal to the nation ofThe Gambia[8] or the US state ofNebraska.[9] This gives it a ranking of 279th in India (out of a total of640).[7] The district has a population density of 488 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,260/sq mi).[7] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.75%.[7] Hazaribagh has asex ratio of 946females for every 1000 males,[7] and aliteracy rate of 69.75%.[7] 15.87% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.50% and 7.02% of the total population respectively.
| Religion in Hazaribagh district (2011)[10] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 80.56% | |||
| Islam | 16.21% | |||
| Sarna | 1.97% | |||
| Christianity | 0.99% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.27% | |||
Hindus make up 80.56% of the population, while Muslims make up 16.21%. Sarna makes 1.97% of the population, Christians are 0.99%.[10]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 61.58% of the population in the district spokeKhortha, 23.59%Hindi, 7.73%Urdu and 3.48%Santali as their first language. There is also a small population ofBengali speaking community who are one of the early settlers of the region.[11]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Hazaribagh | 20 | Barkatha | Amit Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |||
| 21 | Barhi | Manoj Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | ||||
| Hazaribagh | 24 | Mandu | Nirmal Mahto | All Jharkhand Students Union | NDA | |||
| 25 | Hazaribagh | Pradip Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | ||||
There are 4Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Barkatha, Barhi, Mandu and Hazaribagh. All of these are part ofHazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency.
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
Nebraska 1,826,341
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