Overview
Hazaribagh district is spread over a part of theMaoist activities
Right from its inception in 2000. Jharkhand was a “laboratory” for Naxalites to experiment with their ideas of establishing a parallel government. As of 2005, 16 of the 22 districts in the state, including Hazaribagh district, was transformed into a “guerrilla zone”. The movement was not restricted to armed operations but included kangaroo courts called Jan adalats, elected village bodies and people's police. Jharkhand, with a dense forest cover over a large part of the state, offers a favourable terrain for the Naxalites to build their bases and operate. Annual fatalities in Jharkhand were 117 in 2003 and 150 in 2004. In 2013 Jharkhand was considered one of the two states in the country most affected byGeography
Katkamdag is located at . Katkamdag CD block is bounded byDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
census, the total number of literate persons in Katkamdag CD block was 48,234 (69.97% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 28,116 (78.72% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 20,118 (55.47% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.44%. census, literacy in Hazaribagh district was 70.48%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also –Language and language
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 Katkamdag CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 6,992 and formed 24.67%, agricultural labourers numbered 5,849 and formed 20.63%, household industry workers numbered 609 and formed 2.15% and other workers numbered 14,897 and formed 52.55%. Total workers numbered 28,437 and formed 34.52% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 54,038 and formed 65.59% 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 46 inhabited villages in Katkamdag CD block. In 2011, 28 villages had power supply. No village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 45 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 45 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 6 villages had post offices, 6 villages had sub post offices, no village had telephones (land lines) and 19 villages had mobile phone coverage. 45 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 18 villages had bus service (public/ private), 11 villages hadForestry 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, blackberry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa.Backward Regions Grant Fund
Hazaribagh district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theTransport
Hazaribagh-Simariya Road links Katkamdag to Hazaribagh, the district headquarters. The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line passes through this block and there is a station at Bes.Education
In 2011, amongst the 46 inhabited villages in Katkamdag CD block, 3 villages had no primary school, 27 villages had one primary school and 25 villages had more than one primary school. 23 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 12 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.Culture
Narsingsthan is a popular religious site inHealthcare
In 2011, amongst the 46 inhabited villages in Katkamdag CD block, 1 village had primary health centre, 4 villages had primary health sub-centres, 1 village had allopathic hospital, 1 village had a dispensary, 1 village had a medicine shop and 34 villages had no medical facilities.References
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