Purbi Tundi (community Development Block)
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Purbi Tundi is a
community development block In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
that forms an administrative division in
Dhanbad Sadar subdivision Dhanbad Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History The earliest administrative mention of Dhanbad, refers to the transfer of the headquarters of Gobindapur subdivision of er ...
of
Dhanbad district Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand States and territories of India, state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand ...
,
Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
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,
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.


Overview

Dhanbad district forms a part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
, but it is more of an
upland Upland or Uplands may refer to: Geography *Hill, an area of higher land, generally *Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *I ...
than a
plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...
. The district has two broad physical divisions – the southern part is a coal mining area with mining and industrial towns, and the northern part has villages scattered around hills. The landscape of the southern part is undulating and monotonous, with some scars of subsidence caused by underground mining. One of the many spurs of Parashnath Hills (1,365.50 m), located in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The spur attains a height of 457.29 m but there is no peak as such. The Dhangi Hills (highest peak 385.57 m) run from Pradhan Khunta to Gobindpur. While the main river Damodar flows along the southern boundary, its tributary, the
Barakar Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk R ...
, flows along the northern boundary. DVC has built two dams across the rivers. The Panchet Dam is across the Damodar and the Maithon Dam is across the Barakar.


Maoist activities

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by
Maoist Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic o ...
activities. , Dhanbad was one of the highly/moderately affected districts in the state., Dhanbad was not identified as a focus area by the state police to check Maoist activities. However, there were some isolated Maoist activities in the Dhanbad area.


Geography

Korea a village in PurbiTundi CD Block is located at . Purbi Tundi CD Block is bounded by Jamtara CD Block, in Jamtara district, on the north, Nirsa CD Block on the east, Govindpur CD Block on the south and Tundi CD Block on the west. Purbi Tundi CD Block has an area of 127.37 km2. Purvi Tundi police station serves this CD Block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at
Latani ''Cleverman'' is an Australian television drama program based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen. The series premiered on 1 June 2016 on SundanceTV in the United States and 2 June (other side of International Date Line) on ABC (Australian TV ...
. The forest coverage data for Purbi Tundi CD Block is not available. However, this CD Block has a large forest area and a variety of agricultural products and handicrafts.


Demographics


Population

As per the 2011 Census of India, Purbi Tundi CD Block had a total population of 50,240, all of which were rural. There were 25,634 (51%) males and 24,606 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 8,078. Scheduled Castes numbered 5,443 (10.83%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 22,399 (44.58%). Villages in Purbi Tundi CD Block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Latani (1,662).


Literacy

census the total number of literates in Purbi Tundi CD Block was 25,802 (61.20% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 16,376 (75.91% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 9,426 (45.78% of the female population over 6 years). The
gender disparity Sex differences in humans have been studied in a variety of fields. Sex chromosome#Sex determination, Sex determination generally occurs by the presence or absence of a Y chromosome in the 23rd pair of chromosomes in the human genome. ''phenot ...
(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 30.13%. census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also –
List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate This is a list of districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. With a literacy rate of 66.41%, below the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, Jharkhand ranks 32nd amongst ...


Language

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
is the official language in Jharkhand and
Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
has been declared as an additional official language. Jharkhand legislature had passed a bill according the status of a second official language to several languages in 2011 but the same was turned down by the Governor. In the 2011 census,
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
was the mother-tongue (languages mentioned under Schedule 8 of the Constitution of India) of 62.5% of the population in Dhanbad district, followed by Bengali (19.3%) and Urdu (8.1%). The scheduled tribes constituted 8.4% of the total population of the district. Amongst the scheduled tribes those speaking Santali formed 77.2% of the ST population. Other tribes found in good numbers were: Munda, Mahli and Kora.


Economy


Livelihood

In Purbi Tundi CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 8,465 and formed 33.37%, agricultural labourers numbered 10,559 and formed 41.63%, household industry workers numbered 766 and formed 3.02% and other workers numbered 5,574 and formed 21.98%. 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.


Infrastructure

There are 79 inhabited villages in Purbi Tundi CD Block. In 2011, 56 villages had power supply. 1 village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 74 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 74 villages had hand pumps, and 5 villages had no drinking water facility. 4 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 6 villages had public call offices and 46 villages had mobile phone coverage. 74 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 2 villages had bus service (public/ private), no villages had railway stations, 8 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 36 villages had tractors. 2 villages had bank branches, 3 villages had agricultural credit societies, 5 villages had cinema/ video halls, 6 villages had public library and public reading rooms. 67 villages had
public distribution system The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsid ...
, 9 villages had weekly haat (market) and 50 villages had assembly polling stations.


Agriculture

Dhanbad district has infertile
laterite Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolo ...
soil, having a general tendency towards continuous deterioration. The soil can be classified in two broad categories – red sandy soil and red and yellow soil. There are patches of
alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
along the river banks. Limited water resources constitute a major constraint for cultivation. Paddy is the main crop. The soils for rice cultivation fall into three categories – ''baad'', ''kanali'' and ''bahal''. ''Aghani'', is the main winter crop, consisting primarily of winter rice. ''Bhadai'' is the autumn crop. Apart from paddy, less important grain crops such as marua and maize are grown. The ''Rabi'' crop includes such cold weather crops as wheat, barley, oats, gram and pulses.


Backward Regions Grant Fund

Dhanbad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward 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.


Education

In 2011, amongst the 79 inhabited villages in Purbi Tundi CD Block, 14 villages had no primary school, 45 villages had one primary school and 20 villages had more than one primary school. 18 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 1 village had at least one middle school and one secondary school.


Healthcare

In 2011, amongst the 79 inhabited villages in Purbi Tundi CD Block, 5 villages had primary health centres, 1 village had primary health sub-centres, 1 village had maternity and child welfare centres, no village had a TB Clinic, no village had an allopathic hospital, no village had an alternative medicine hospital, no village had a dispensary, no village had veterinary hospital, 6 villages had medicine shops and 67 villages had no medical facilities.


References

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