Itkhori Block

Itkhori is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chatra subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.

Itkhori

Itkhoee
Community development block
Itkhori
Location in Jharkhand, India
Itkhori
Itkhori (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′49″N 85°9′18″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictChatra
BlockItkhori
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total160.60 km2 (62.01 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total72,929
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825408 (Itkhori)
Telephone/STD code06547
Vehicle registrationJH-13
Literacy62.90%
Lok Sabha constituencyChatra
Vidhan Sabha constituencySimaria
Websitechatra.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

Itkhori is located at 24°17′49″N 85°9′18″E

Itkhori CD Block is bounded by Chauparan CD Block, in Hazaribagh district, in the north, Mayurhand CD Block in the east, Gidhour CD Block in the south and Kanhachatti CD Block in the west.[5]

It is located 35 km from Chatra, the district headquarters and 16 km from Chauparan on NH 19.

Area

Itkhori CD Block has an area of 160.60 km2.[6]

Physical features

The Mohana flows through Itkhori CD Block.[7]

Gram panchayats

There are 12 panchayats and 159 villages in Itkhori.[1]

Gram panchayats of Itkhori CD Block/ panchayat samiti are: Koni, Dhuna, Itkhori, Tonatanr, Dhankheri, Pitij, Halmata, Saharjam, Malakpur, Parsuni, Nawada and Karni.[1]

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India Itkhori CD Block had a total population of 74,929, all of which were rural. There were 37,869 (51%) males and 37,060 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 13,516. Scheduled Castes numbered 17,882 (22.37%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 338 (0.42%).[8]

Itkhori village had a total population of 7,121 as per 2011 census.[8]

Literacy

As of 2011 census the total number of literates in Itkhori CD Block was 41,775 (62.90% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 24,276 (78.43% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 17,499 (47.24% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 31.20%.[8]

As of 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

Languages

Magahi, Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are spoken in the region.

Education

Krishnaballabh Sahay High School is famous there. Land for this school was donated by Parmeshwar Dayal who was lanlord of Dhuna Village. Approx 1,000 students study in this school. There is land measuring 601 katha which is used as a play ground. It was donated by a Dhuna resident.

Culture

Lord Buddha is said to have sat for meditation at Itkhori. There are various Buddhist relics at Itkhori dating from 200 BC to 1200 AD. The Bhadrakali temple was built in the 9th century AD. The remnants of the past reflect a superior quality of workmanship.[12]

There are some links to the Jain Teerthankar, Sheetalnath.[13]In 2012, the Archeological Survey of India has excavated an ancient Jain idol from beneath of the Bhadrakali temple compound.[14][15]

This is the Sahastrakoot Jinaya (1008 the Temple of Jain statues) at Bhadrakali in Itury (10th Tirthankar the birthplace of Shitalnath). It is worshipped by assuming the Sahasrara shivling
Idols of Bhadrakali temple

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 Jndia, 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "Chatra". CD Block/Tehsil Map. Chatra district administration. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. "Chatra District Census Handbook," (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. "Itkhori Mahotsav". About Itkhori. Maa Bhadrkali Mandir Parisar. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  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.
  12. "Historic Jharkhand - Hazaribag". Itkhori. Jharkhand Tourism. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  13. "Bhadra Kali Mandir, Itkhori, Chatra". Incredible Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  14. India, Pilgrimage Tourism in; India, Pilgrimage Tourism in. "Pilgrimaide". www.pilgrimaide.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  15. "Three faiths, one temple - ASI to excavate Itkhori edifice built in 7th Century AD". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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