Gidhour Block

Gidhour (also spelled Gidhaur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. This is the village where two Person Deocharan Dangi and Prashant Kumar secured National Awards from President of India. Deocharan Dangi got National Award in field of Teaching and Prashant got award in field of Social Work. They are father-son in relation.

Gidhour
Community development block
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Coordinates: 24°10′45″N 85°01′27″E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Block	Gidhour
Government
• Type	Community development block
Area
• Total	174.19 km^2 (67.26 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,919
• Density	230/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825408 (Itkhori)
Telephone/STD code	06541
Vehicle registration	JH-13
Literacy	68.08%
Lok Sabha constituency	Chatra
Website	chatra.nic.in
CD Block

Overview

Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per sq km. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line.[1] In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.[2]

Maoist activities

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline.[3] As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.[4]

Geography

Location

Gidhour is located at 24°10′45″N 85°1′27″E.[5]

Gidhour CD Block is bounded by Kanhachatti and Itkhori CD Blocks in the north, Katkamsandi CD Block, in Hazaribagh district, in the east, Pathalgada CD Block in the south and Chatra CD Block in the west.[6]

It is located 15 km from Chatra, the district headquarters.

Area

Gidhour CD Block has an area of 174.19 km².[7]

Gram panchayats

There are 6 panchayats and 38 villages in Gidhour CD Block.[1]

Gram panchayats of Gidhour CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Manjhganwa, Barisakhi, Gidhour, Pahra, Bariatu and Dwari.[1] vill of dwari indra

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India Gidhaur CD Block had a total population of 40,919, all of which were rural. There were 20,910 (51%) males and 20,009 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 7,647. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,834 (24.03%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 704 (1.72%).[8]

Literacy

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Gidhaur CD Block was 22,651 (68.08% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 13,228 (77.93% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 9,423 (47.13% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 30.80%.[8]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% [9] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[10] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[11]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Literacy in CD Blocks of Chatra district
Shaligram Ramnarayanpur – 54.83
Pratappur – 53.19%
Kunda – 44.84%
Lawalong – 49.02%
Chatra – 55.54%
Kanhachatti – 62.88%
Itkhori – 62.90%
Mayurhand – 64.41%
Gidhour – 68.07%
Pathalgada – 67.39%
Simaria – 63.40%
Tandwa – 62.74%
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data

Languages

Magahi is the local language in Chatra district. Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are also spoken in the region.

References

1. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "Jharkhand Assessment 2013". Satp. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
4. "13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities". Eenadu India, 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
5. "Gidhour". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
6. "Chatra". CD Block/Tehsil Map. Chatra district administration. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
7. "Chatra District Census Handbook," (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
9. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
10. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
11. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 8 July 2016.