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	According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Katkamsandi CD block had a total population of 108,361, of which 93,513 were rural and 14,848 were urban. There were 55,413 (51%) males and 52,948 (49%) females. Population in the age range ~~0-6~~ years was 18,751. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 22,699 (20.95%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 7,141(6.59%).<ref name=census2011>{{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}}</ref>		According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Katkamsandi CD block had a total population of 108,361, of which 93,513 were rural and 14,848 were urban. There were 55,413 (51%) males and 52,948 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 18,751. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 22,699 (20.95%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 7,141(6.59%).<ref name=census2011>{{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}}</ref>

	[[Census town]] in Katkamsandi CD block is (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Pelawal]] (14,848).<ref name=census2011/>		[[Census town]] in Katkamsandi CD block is (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Pelawal]] (14,848).<ref name=census2011/>

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'''Katkamsandi''' is a [[Community Development Block in India|community development block (CD block)]] that forms an administrative division in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Overview==
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 = 5 February 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=india9>{{cite web|url = http://www.india9.com/i9show/Konar-Dam-56477.htm | title = Konar Dam |publisher =india9.com |access-date = 2010-04-17}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==Maoist activities==
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's police.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> However, in the same year, when Jharkhand police identified 13 focus areas for combating Maoist extremism, Hazaribagh district was not one of them.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Katkamsandi is located at {{coord|24|6|27|N|85|12|24|E}}.<ref>http://wikimapia.org/4974804/Katkamsandi-High-School</ref>

Katkamsandi CD block is bounded by [[Itkhori Block|Itkhori]] and [[Mayurhand Block|Mayurhand]] CD blocks, in Chatra district, on the north, [[Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block)|Padma]], [[Ichak (community development block)|Ichak]] and [[Sadar, Hazaribagh (community development block)|Sadar, Hazaribagh]] CD blocks on the east, [[Katkamdag (community development block)|Katkamdag]] CD block on the south and [[Gidhour Block|Gidhour]] and [[Pathalgada Block|Pathalgada]] CD blocks, in Chatra district, on the west.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

Katkamsandi CD block has an area of 300.52 km2.<ref>{{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}}</ref> As of 2011, Katkamsandi CD block had 18 [[gram panchayat]]s,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 77 inhabited villages<ref>{{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}}</ref> and 1 [[census town]] (Palawa).<ref name=census2011/>[[Katkamsandi#Police station|Katkamsandi]] police station and [[Palawa, Jharkhand|Pelawal]] police out-post serve this CD block.<ref>{{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 = 6 December 2016| url-status = dead}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD block is at Katkamsandi.<ref>{{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 = 5 February 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref>

[[Chharwa#Chharwa Dam|Chharwa Dam]], constructed in 1954, is the life line of the [[Hazaribagh]] town water supply system. Even with “mammoth” efforts to rejuvenate Chharwa and other water supply reservoirs in Jharkhand, in the parched-dry Hazaribagh summer it often reaches the dying stage, only to be revived by the onset of the monsoons.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110620/jsp/jharkhand/story_14134912.jsp | title= Rains revive dying Charwa reservoir – Officials confident of restoring water supply, farmers foresee a good yield after two years|publisher= The Telegraph, 20 June 2011| access-date = 13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1100731/jsp/jharkhand/story_12753297.jsp | title= All for cleaner water – Face-lift for five reservoir in capital, Adityapur, Hazaribagh and Chatra|publisher= The Telegraph, 31 July 2010| access-date = 6 October 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Katkamsandi CD block had a total population of 108,361, of which 93,513 were rural and 14,848 were urban. There were 55,413 (51%) males and 52,948 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 18,751. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 22,699 (20.95%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 7,141(6.59%).<ref name=census2011>{{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}}</ref>

[[Census town]] in Katkamsandi CD block is (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Pelawal]] (14,848).<ref name=census2011/>

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Katkamsandi CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Shahpur (4,180), [[Katkamsandi]] (5,132), Danr (4,398), Lupung (5,533) and Pabra (4,374).<ref name=census2011/>

Other villages in Katkamsandi CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Chharwa]] (843)<ref name=census2011/>

===Literacy===
{{As of|2011}} census, the total number of literate persons in Katkamsandi CD block was 60,375 (67.88% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 35,347 (77.07% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 25,028 (57.21% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.86%.<ref name=census2011/>

{{As of|2011}} census, literacy in Hazaribagh district was 70.48%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/literacy.php | title= Literacy in India| work= Census 2011 |publisher= Census population 2015 data | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{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}}</ref>

See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Hazaribagh district|collapsible=y}}

===Language and religion===
[[Hindi language|Hindi]] is the official language in Jharkhand and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] has been declared as an additional official language.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= 35 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111122/jsp/jharkhand/story_14782656.jsp | title= Khortha demand for language teachers |publisher= The Telegraph, 22 November 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/second-official-language-of-jharkhand-governor-syed-ahmad/1/157173.html | title= Second Language |publisher= India Today, 22 October 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://post.jagran.com/search/second-official-language-in-jharkhand | title= Jharkhand Governor turns down language bill |publisher= Post/Jagran Josh, 19 October 2011 | access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref>

The three most populous mother-tongues (spoken language which is medium of conversation with the mother of children), as per data available from 2001 census in a Note on mother-tongue of earlier census, published in District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, were: [[Khortha dialect|Khortha]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]].<ref name="lang">{{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= Page 27 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref>

Numerically, five important scheduled tribes in the district were: [[Santali language|Santali]], [[Kurukh language|Oraon]], [[Munda languages|Munda]], Karmali and [[Bedia (caste)|Bedia]].<ref name="lang"/>

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011 census,'' [[Hindus]] numbered 1,397,227 and formed 80.56% of the population of Hazaribagh district, followed by [[Muslims]] 281,287 (16.21%), [[Christians]] 17,137 (0.99%), religion not stated 1,671 (0.10%), other religions 37,213 (2.15%).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf |title= District census handbook, Hazaribagh |work = page 27: Note on religion data of Hazaribagh district during census 2011| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 26 January 2021}}</ref>

==Rural poverty==
40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in the [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih and Koderma districts.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45258/1/MPRA_paper_45258.pdf | title = Rural Poverty in Jharkhad, India| work = Table I: Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Jharkhand | publisher = Munich Personal RePEc Archive | access-date = 25 January 2021}}</ref> Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Jharkhand%20presentation.pdf | title = Eliminating poverty | publisher = Jharkhand government | access-date = 25 January 2021}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Livelihood===
{{Pie chart
|caption= '''Livelihood in Katkamsandi CD block'''
|value1 = 27.78
|label1 = Cultivators
|value2 = 28.33
|label2 = Agricultural labourers
|value3 = 2.21
|label3 = Household industries
|value4 = 41.68
|label4 = Other Workers}}

In Katkamsandi CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 10,582 and formed 27.78%, agricultural labourers numbered 10,794 and formed 28.33%, household industry workers numbered 842 and formed 2.21% and other workers numbered 15,880 and formed 41.68%. Total workers numbered 38,098 and formed 35.16% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 70,263 and formed 68.84% of the population.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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,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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
There are 77 inhabited villages in Katkamsandi CD Block. In 2011, 65 villages had power supply. 4 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 77 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 77 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 9 villages had post offices, 4 villages had sub post offices, 8 villages had telephones (land lines) and 31 villages had mobile phone coverage. 77 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 8 villages had bus service (public/ private), 5 villages had [[Auto rickshaw|autos]]/ modified autos, and 30 villages had tractors. 3 villages had bank branches, 7 villages had agricultural credit societies, no village had cinema/ video hall, no village had public library and public reading room. 32 villages had [[public distribution system]], 14 villages had weekly haat (market) and 38 villages had [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] [[Polling place|polling stations]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Forestry 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, black-berry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa. [[Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located around 19 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Transport==
Hazaribagh-Katkamsandi road links Katkamsandi to [[Hazaribagh]], the district headquarters.<ref>Google maps</ref>
{{Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line|collapse=y}}
The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing {{INR}} 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 20 February 2015. The [[Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line]] passes through this block and there is a station at Katkamsandi.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-hazaribagh-koderma-dmu-train/ |title = PM Narendra Modi flags off Hazaribagh-Koderma DMU train | publisher= The Indian Express 20 February 2015 | access-date = 2 December 2015}}</ref>

==Education==
In 2011, amongst the 77 inhabited villages in Katkamsandi CD block, 8 villages had no primary school, 56 villages had one primary school and 13 villages had more than one primary school. 38 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 7 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2011, amongst the 77 inhabited villages in Katkamsandi CD block, 1 village had community health centre, 8 villages had [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health sub-centres]], 2 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village had allopathic hospital, 1 village had alternative medicine hospital, 1 village had a dispensary, 3 villages had medicine shops and 62 villages had no medical facilities.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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[[Category:Community development blocks in Hazaribagh district]]

Katkamsandi (community development block) - Revision history

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