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| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name1       = [[Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name2       = [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established_title       = &amp;lt;!-- Established --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| postal_code             = 825109 (Palounjia)&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chalkusha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[Community Development Block in India|community development block (CD block)]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Barhi subdivision]] of the [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
Hazaribagh district is spread over a part of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The central plateau, averaging a height of {{convert|2000|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, occupies the central part of the district. On all sides, except on the western side, it is surrounded by the lower plateau, averaging a height of {{convert|1300|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, the surface being undulating. In the north and the north-west the lower plateau forms a fairly level tableland till the [[ghat]]s, when the height drops to about {{convert|700|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and slopes down gradually. The [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and the [[Barakar River|Barakar]] form the two main [[Drainage divide|watersheds]] in the district. [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]] has constructed the [[Konar Dam]] across the [[Konar River]]. It is a forested district with cultivation as the main occupation of the people. Coal is the main mineral found in this district. China clay is also found in this district.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title= District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Pages 9 - 12 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://hazaribag.nic.in/index.htm | title = Hazaribag District | work = Hazaribag At A Glance | publisher = Hazaribag district authorities | access-date = 1 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120205005632/http://www.hazaribag.nic.in/index.htm | archive-date = 2012-02-05 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=india9&amp;gt;{{cite web|url = http://www.india9.com/i9show/Konar-Dam-56477.htm | title = Konar Dam  |publisher =india9.com |access-date = 2010-04-17}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Inaugurating the [[Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana]] in 2016, [[Raghubar Das]], Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 [[lakh]] [[Below Poverty Line (India)|BPL]] families in Jharkhand.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Chief-minister-launches-Ujjwal-scheme-in-Hazaribag/articleshow/55198362.cms | title= Chief Minister launches Ujjwal scheme in Hazaribag|publisher= The Times of India, 2 November 2016| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/stateplan/Presentations12_13/jharkhand12_13.pdf | title = State 12th Five Year Plan: State Annual Plan 2012-13 | work = State of Jharkhand | publisher = Jharkhand Planning Commission | access-date = 1 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160221235527/http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/stateplan/Presentations12_13/jharkhand12_13.pdf | archive-date = 21 February 2016 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Chalkusha Block has been bifurcated from Barkatha Block in 2009, after long struggle of the residents of the Chalkusha, Alagdiha, Choubey, Salaidih, Chatkari, Palma, Baradih and the residents of the areas, they protested on several occasions and in year 2007 a massive protest was organised by the non-political and political groups over 200 people had participated in Ranchi and organized a massive protest in front of the Jharkhand Assembly which were headed by Janki Yadav with former MLA, Chitranjan Prasad Yadav, Jaidev Choudhary and Social activist Birendra Pandey and many other eminent people have fought for the bifurcation of Chalkusha block from Barkatha.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090806/jsp/jharkhand/story_11326742.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091010161223/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090806/jsp/jharkhand/story_11326742.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 10, 2009 |title = New blocks: 12, officers: 132, annual cost: 1.36 cr. | work=Jharkhand |publisher= The Telegraph, 6 August 2009 | access-date = 24 January 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Maoist activities===&lt;br /&gt;
Right from its inception in 2000. Jharkhand was a “laboratory” for [[Naxalite-Maoist insurgency|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 court]]s called Jan Adalats, elected village bodies and people&amp;#039;s police.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.ipcs.org/article/india/red-terror-over-jharkhand-1881.html | title= Red Terror over Jharkhand | work=  Rajat Kumar Kujur|publisher= Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://asthabharati.org/Dia_Apr05/Sanj.htm | title= Naxalite Movement in Bihar and Jharkhand| work= Dr. Sanjay K. Jha |publisher= Dialogue, April–June 2005| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2013 Jharkhand was considered one of the two states in the country most affected by [[Left wing extremism]] and Jharkhand police set up an exclusive cell to deal with Maoist activities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.ipcs.org/article/naxalite-violence/naxal-violence-new-structures-and-old-woes-in-jharkhand-4093.html | title= Naxal Violence: New Structures and Old Woes in Jharkhand | work= Bibhu Prasad Routray |publisher= Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, in the same year, when Jharkhand police identified 13 focus areas for combating Maoist extremism, Hazaribagh district was not one of them.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf  | title = 13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities  | publisher = Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016  | access-date = 1 November 2017  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113900/http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf  | archive-date = 27 September 2017  | url-status = dead  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Chalkusha is located at {{coord|24.244039|N|85.736392|E|format=dms}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chalkusha CD block is bounded by [[Markacho (community development block)|Markacho]] CD block, in Koderma district, on the north, [[Birni block|Birni]] and [[Suriya (community development block)|Suriya]] CD blocks, in Giridih district, on the east, [[Barkatha (community development block)|Barkatha]] CD block on the south and on the west.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title= District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work=  Map on the fifth page |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/hazaribagh.html |title= CD Block/ Tehsil Map of Hazaribagh |publisher= Maps of India| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chalkusha CD block has an area of 149.10&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2015_PART_B_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh |work = Census of India 2011 Page 26 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 26 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2011, Chalkusha CD block had 9 [[gram panchayat]]s,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  http://jharkhand.gov.in/web/hazaribagh/facts-figures | title= District Hazaribagh – Facts and Figures | work= Demography |publisher= Jharkhand Government| access-date = 28 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 36 inhabited villages&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title= District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Table 2, Page 31 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 28 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and no [[census town]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt; [[Barkatha#Police station|Barkatha]] and [[Gorhar#Police station|Gorhar]] police stations serve this CD block.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/hazaribagh| title =  Jharkhand Police| work =  Contact Number| publisher =  Jharkhand Government| access-date =  28 October 2017| archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20161206160714/http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/hazaribagh| archive-date =  2016-12-06| url-status =  dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Headquarters of this CD block is at [[Chalkusha]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  http://hazaribag.nic.in/index.htm| title =  Official Website of Hazaribag District| work =  Administration – Subdivision and Blocks| publisher =  Jharkhand Government| access-date =  28 October 2017| archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20120205005632/http://www.hazaribag.nic.in/index.htm| archive-date =  2012-02-05| url-status =  dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Population===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Chalkusa CD block had a total population of 52,068, all of which were rural. There were 26,952 (52%) males and 25,116 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 9,615. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 7,224 (13.87%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 784 (1.51%).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 28 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Chalkusha CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets):  [[Chalkusha]] (4,150), Maskedih (4,223), [[Chaube, Hazaribagh|Chaube]] (6,730).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Literacy===&lt;br /&gt;
{{As of|2011}} census, the total number of literates in Chalkusa CD block was 28,499 (67.13% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 17,969 (81.33% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 10,530 (51.47% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 29.86%.&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{As of|2011}} census, literacy in Hazaribagh district was 70.48%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_jharkhand.html | title= Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011: Jharkhand |work= Sr. No. 5, Sheet 2  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India  | access-date =  28 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://www.census2011.co.in/literacy.php | title= Literacy in India| work= Census 2011  |publisher=  Census population 2015 data | access-date = 8 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;censusindia.gov.in&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf |title=Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011|work= Page 110| publisher=Government of India| access-date = 8 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Hazaribagh district|collapsible=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Language and religion===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar box&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Religions in Chalkusha CD block (2011)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Religion&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|77.19}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|22.56}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.25}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2011, 40,191 (77.19%) of the population was Hindu, 11,745 (22.56%) Muslim. Other religions were 132 (0.25%).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Religion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Jharkhand|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Pie chart&lt;br /&gt;
|caption = Languages of Chalkusha block (2011)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;language&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|label1 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value1 = 65.09 |color1 = red&lt;br /&gt;
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 12.86 |color2 = green&lt;br /&gt;
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 12.67 |color3 = orange&lt;br /&gt;
|label4 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] |value4 = 8.17 |color4 = moccasin&lt;br /&gt;
|label5 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value5 = 0.96 |color5 = darkturquoise&lt;br /&gt;
|label6 = Others |value6 = 0.25 |color6 = grey&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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At the time of the 2011 census, 65.09% of the population spoke [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 12.86% [[Urdu]], 12.67% [[Hindi]], 8.17% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and 0.96% [[Santali language|Santali]] as their first language.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;language&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Livelihood===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Pie chart&lt;br /&gt;
|caption= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Livelihood&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;in Chalkusha CD block&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|value1 = 48.34&lt;br /&gt;
|label1 = Cultivators&lt;br /&gt;
|value2 = 22.31&lt;br /&gt;
|label2 = Agricultural labourers&lt;br /&gt;
|value3 = 4.18&lt;br /&gt;
|label3 = Household industries&lt;br /&gt;
|value4 = 25.17&lt;br /&gt;
|label4 = Other Workers}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In Chalkusha CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 9,967 and formed 48.34%, agricultural labourers numbered 4,600 and formed 22.31%, household industry workers numbered 861 and formed 4.18% and other workers numbered 5,190 and formed 25.17%. Total workers numbered 20,618 and formed 39.60% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 31,450 and formed 60.40% of the population.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title = District Census Handbook 2011 Hazaribag, Series 21 Part XII A | work =  Table 30 and 34, Pages 51, 57-58 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;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&amp;#039;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,1948, India|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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title= District Census Handbook 2011 Hazaribag, Series 21 Part XII A | work= Pages 24-25 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
There are 36 inhabited villages in Chalkusha CD block. In 2011, 11 villages had power supply. No village had tap water (treated/ untreated), 36 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 36 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 6 villages had post offices, no village had a sub post office, 2 villages had telephones (land lines) and 10 villages had mobile phone coverage. 36 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 7 villages had bus service (public/ private), 7 villages had [[Auto rickshaw|autos]]/ modified autos, and 17 villages had tractors. 9 villages had bank branches, 5 villages had agricultural credit societies, 3 villages had cinema/ video halls, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 29 villages had [[public distribution system]], 17 villages had weekly haat (market) and 34 villages had [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] [[Polling place|polling stations]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 575-579 Appendix I: Village Directory  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Forestry and agriculture===&lt;br /&gt;
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]] is located around 19&amp;amp;nbsp;km north of [[Hazaribag]]. 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 crop|Kharif season]], followed by [[Rabi crop|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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 11-14  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date =  1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Famous Environmentalist and Advocate at Delhi High Court, Satya Prakash and founder Editor of Legal Boundary, News magazine is resident of Chalkusha, and his great efforts to control the [[illegal mining]] in the state of Jharkhand, a case was filed at National Green Tribunal, the tribunal has set up a committee to check the illegal mining in Hazaribagh and Koderma district of Jharkhand and over 5000 forest cases have been registered after the great efforts of Satya Prakash, and Government of Jharkhand has filed detail report at NGT to curve the illegal mining in forest areas.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Backward Regions Grant Fund===&lt;br /&gt;
Hazaribagh 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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012  |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transport==&lt;br /&gt;
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Dhanbad-Koderma sector of the [[Grand chord]] passes through Chalkusha CD block and there is a station at Chaube.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-koderma-dhanbad-passenger-memu-046/3744/1428/332 | title= 046 Koderma-Dhanbad Passenger memu| work= Time Table |publisher= Indiarailino| access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A road links Chalkusha to the Markacho-Chaube road. There is a bridge across the [[Barakar River|Barakar]]. There is a road from Chaube to Keshwari, where it connects to the Suriya-Parasiya road.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Google maps&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2011, amongst the 36 inhabited villages in Chalkusha CD block, 5 villages had no primary school, 4 villages had one primary school and 27 villages had more than one primary school. 18 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 4 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 579-580 Appendix I: Village Directory  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Healthcare==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2011, amongst the 36 inhabited villages in Chalkusha CD block, 4 villages had [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]], 7 villages had primary health sub-centres, 1 village had alternative medicine hospital and 29 villages had no medical facilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 576-577 Appendix I: Village Directory  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date =  1 November 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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