Numerically, five important scheduled tribes in the district were: Santali,
Oraon,
Munda, Karmali and
Bedia.
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011 census,''
Hindus
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numbered 1,397,227 and formed 80.56% of the population of Hazaribagh district, followed by
Muslims
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281,287 (16.21%),
Christians
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17,137 (0.99%), religion not stated 1,671 (0.10%), other religions 37,213 (2.15%).
Rural poverty
40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in the
BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih and Koderma districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.
Economy
Livelihood
In Barkagaon CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 21,252 and formed 41.29%, agricultural labourers numbered 16,539 and formed 32.14%, household industry workers numbered 1,488 and formed 2.89% and other workers numbered 12,185 and formed 23.68%. Total workers numbered 51,464 and formed 37.61% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 85,375 and formed 62.39% of the population.
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, entertainment artistes and so on.
Infrastructure
There are 82 inhabited villages in Barkagaon CD block. In 2011, 67 villages had power supply. 8 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 82 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 78 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 7 villages had post offices, 8 villages had sub post offices, 10 villages had telephones (land lines) and 41 villages had mobile phone coverage. 81 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 13 villages had bus service (public/ private), 10 villages had
autos
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The year 1886 is regarded as t ...
/ modified autos, and 46 villages had tractors. 5 villages had bank branches, 4 villages had agricultural credit societies, no village had cinema/ video hall, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 48 villages had
public distribution system
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, 13 villages had weekly haat (market) and 44 villages had
assembly
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Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
polling stations.
Forestry and agriculture
The main occupation of the people of Hazaribagh district is cultivation. While forests occupy around 45% of the total area, the cultivable area forms about 39% of the total area. The forests are uniformly spread across the district. Sal is the predominant species in the jungles. Other species are: bamboo, khair, sali, semal, mahua, tamarind, mango, black-berry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa.
Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary
Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (earlier called Hazaribagh National Park) is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about north of Ranchi. It was established in 1955.
Nestling in low hilly terrain, at an average altitude of , it has an area ...
is located around 19 km north of
Hazaribag
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...
. Irrigation facilities in this hilly area are inadequate and generally farmers depend on rain for their cultivation. The land situated along the river banks, or low land, is fertile but the uplands are generally barren. May to October is
Kharif season, followed by
Rabi season. Rice is the main crop of the district. Other important crops grown are: bazra, maize, pulses (mainly arhar and gram) and oilseeds. Limited quantities of cash crops, such as sugar cane, are grown.
Coal mining
With large coal deposits in the Barkagaon and Charhi areas of
North Karanpura Coalfield
North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the weste ...
coming up, coal mining is becoming a major employment provider in Hazaribagh district.
Projects in the Hazaribag Area of
Central Coalfields
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...
are: Parej East
OC, Kedla UG, Kedla OC, Tapin OC, Jharkhand OC, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop.
Central Coalfields Limited has plans for a large number of collieries covering villages Chepa Khurd, Chepa Kalyan, Jugra, Langatu, Pakri Barwadih, Uperi Darhi, Lokura, Chandaul, Ambajit, Nayatanr, Simradih, Moitra, Badam, Babupara, Gondalpura, Gali, Balodar, Napo Kalyan, Napo Khurd, Isko, Larunga, Bandu and others.
NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...
is involved in coal mining in the area.
NTPC is constructing the 3 X 660 MW
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Tandwa in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as Natio ...
at
Tandwa
Tandwa is a village in the Tandwa CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Tandwa is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows that t ...
in Chatra district and coal for the plant would go from adjacent Barkagaon CD block and
Keredari
Keredari is a village in the Keredari CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Keredari is located at .
Area overview
Hazaribagh district is a plateau area ...
CD block.
Backward Regions Grant Fund
Hazaribagh district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the
Backward Regions Grant Fund
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** ''Backwards'' (novel), a nov ...
. 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.
Transport
State Highway 7 (Jharkhand) passes through this block.
Education
In 2011, amongst the 82 inhabited villages in Barkagaon CD block, 8 villages had no primary school, 54 villages had one primary school and 20 villages had more than one primary school. 43 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 8 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school. Barkagaon CD block has a degree college.
Karnpura College, a degree college, established in 1983 at Barkagaon, is affiliated to
Vinoba Bhave University
Vinoba Bhave University is a central university (India), state university located at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, ...
. It offers courses in arts, commerce and science. It also offers free education to girls and free bus services to all students.
Healthcare
In 2011, amongst the 82 inhabited villages in Barkagaon CD block, 2 villages had community health centres, 6 villages had
primary health centres, 13 villages had primary health sub-centres, 7 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village had a TB Clinic, 4 villages had allopathic hospitals, 2 villages had alternative medicine hospitals, 4 villages had dispensaries, 2 villages had veterinary hospitals, 8 villages had medicine shops and 55 villages had no medical facilities.
References
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics
Community development blocks in Hazaribagh district
Mining in Jharkhand