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	==Rural poverty==		==Rural poverty==
	60-70% of the population of Jamtara district were in the [[Below Poverty Line\|BPL]] category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Ranchi and Dumka 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 = 22 October 2020}}</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 = 22 October 2020}}</ref>		60-70% of the population of Jamtara district were in the [[Below Poverty Line\|BPL]] category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Ranchi and Dumka 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 = 22 October 2020}}</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 = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

	==Economy==		==Economy==

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{{About|the community development block in Jharkhand, India|its namesake village|Narayanpur, Jamtara}}
{{other uses|Narayanpur (disambiguation){{!}}Narayanpur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narayanpur block
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
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| demographics2_info2 = 72,725 (55.72%)
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| postal_code = 815352 (Narayanpur)
| area_code_type = Telephone/STD code
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| registration_plate = JH-21
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'''Narayanpur''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Jamtara Sadar subdivision]] in the [[Jamtara district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India. It is located 24 km from [[Jamtara]], the district headquarters.

==Geography==
Narayanpur is located at {{coord|24|2|34|N|86|37|4|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/19361829/Narayanpur-jamtara-District |title= Narayanpur (Jamtara district) | work= Jharkhand| publisher= Wikimapia | access-date = 26 December 2015}}</ref>

Jamtara district in the south-eastern part of [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Parganas]] is a rolling upland tract. The [[Barakar River|Barakar]] separates it from the [[Chota Nagpur plateau]] and the [[Ajay River|Ajay]], flows in from [[Deoghar district]] in the west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3120/page/n1/mode/2up |title = Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas| first= P.C.|last=Roychoudhury | work= Chaoter I: General |publisher= Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 | access-date = 21 October 2020}}</ref>

Narayanpur CD block is bounded by [[Margomunda]] CD block in Deoghar district on the north, [[Karmatanr (community development block)|Karmatanr]] and [[Jamtara block|Jamtara]] CD blocks on the east, [[Tundi (community development block)|Tundi]] and [[Purbi Tundi (community development block)|Purbi Tundi]] CD blocks in Dhanbad district on the south, and [[Gandey block|Gandey]] CD block on the west.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/jamtara-tehsil-map.jpg | title = Jamtara CD block/ tehsil map|publisher = Maps of India | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/deogarh.html | title = Deoghar CD block/ tehsil map |publisher = Maps of India | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/giridh.html | title = Giridih CD block/ tehsil block | publisher = Maps of India | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/dhanbad.html | title = Dhanbad CD block/ tehsil map | publisher = Maps of India | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

Narayanpur CD block has an area of 282.80 km2.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2018_PART_B_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 55: Rural PCA – CD block wise village primary census abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref>[[Narayanpur, Jamtara|Naryanpur]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/jamtara | title = District Police Profile - Jamtara| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD block is at [[Narayanpur, Jamtara|Narayanpur]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2018_PART_B_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Map of Jamtara on the third page|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

Narayanpur CD block has 25 panchayats and 262 villages.<ref name=admin>{{cite web | url= http://jamtara.nic.in/blk_panchayat.html | title= Jamtara district of Jharkhand | work= Blocks and Panchayats | publisher= Jamtara district administration | access-date= 26 December 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151227014358/http://jamtara.nic.in/blk_panchayat.html | archive-date= 27 December 2015 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

Panchayats of Narayanpur CD block are: Bandarchuan, Bankudih, Borwa, Budhudih, Butberiya, Chadadih Lakhanpur, Champapur, Davakendra, Dewalbari, Dighari, Jhiluwa, Korodoh – 1, Kurta, Madnadih, Manjhaldih, Narayanpur, Narodih, Nawadih, Nayadih, Pabiya, Posta, Roopdih, Sabanpur, Saharpur and Topatarn.<ref name=admin/>

==Demographics==
===Population===
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Narayanpur CD block had a total population of 163,966, all of which were rural. There were 83,977 (51%) males and 79,989 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 33,482. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 9,501 (5.79%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 38,485 (23.47%).<ref name=census2011/>

===Literacy===
{{As of|2011}} census, the total number of literates in Narayanpur CD block was 72,725 (55.72% of the population over 6 years) out of which 45,694 (63%) were males and 27,031 (37%) were females. The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 26%.<ref name=census2011/>

See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]
{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Jamtara district|collapsible=y}}

===Language and religion===
In 2001, the present-day Jamtara district was a part of Dumka district. In 2001, [[Santali language|Santali]] was the mother-tongue of 660,233 persons in Dumka district, forming 41.17% of the population, followed by [[Hindi]] with 615,667 persons (38.39%) and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] with 327,714 persons (20.44%). (percentages have been re-calculated on the basis of data provided in the Census Handbook).<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2018_PART_A_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Page 24: Note on Mother-tongue, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 21 October 2020}}</ref>

[[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>

In 2011, Hindus numbered 550,560, forming 69.60% of the population of Jamtara district followed by Muslims with 164,406 persons (20.78%) and Christians with 4,419 persons (0.96%).<ref name=censushandbook/>

==Rural poverty==
60-70% of the population of Jamtara district were in the [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Ranchi and Dumka 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 = 22 October 2020}}</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 = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Livelihood===
{{Pie chart
|caption= '''Livelihood in Narayanpur CD block'''
|value1 = 30.12
|label1 = Cultivators
|value2 = 53.05
|label2 = Agricultural labourers
|value3 = 3.75
|label3 = Household industries
|value4 = 13.08
|label4 = Other Workers}}

In Narayanpur CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 19,390 and formed 30.12%, agricultural labourers numbered 34,154 and formed 53.05%, household industry workers numbered 2,316 and formed 3.75% and other workers numbered 8,418 and formed 13.08%. Total workers numbered 64,378 and formed 39.26% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 99,588 and formed 60.74% of total population.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2018_PART_A_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jamtara | work = Tables 34, 30 Series 21, Part XII A, 2011 census| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 22 October 2020 }}</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. 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2018_PART_A_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf | title= District Census Handbook 2011 Jamtara, Series 21 Part XII A | work= Page 10: Census Concepts |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
There are 247 inhabited villages in Narayanpur CD block. In 2011, 97 villages had power supply. 10 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 243 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 243 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 15 villages had post offices, 5 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 7 villages had public call offices and 43 villages had mobile phone coverage. 244 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 65 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages had railway stations, 4 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 17 villages had tractors. 8 villages had bank branches, 73 villages had agricultural credit societies, 2 villages had cinema/ video halls, 5 villages had public library and public reading rooms. 100 villages had [[public distribution system]], 20 villages had weekly haat (market) and 138 villages had [[Polling place|assembly polling stations]].<ref name=directory>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2018_PART_A_DCHB_JAMTARA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jamtara, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 427-429 Appendix I: Village Directory | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 22 October 2020}}</ref>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
Jamtara 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 = 23 September 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 = 23 September 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
Narayanpur CD block had 8 villages with pre-primary schools, 219 villages with primary schools, 81 villages with middle schools, 1 village with secondary school, 1 village with senior secondary school, 28 villages with no educational facility.<ref name=directory/>
 .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

==Healthcare==
Narayanpur CD block had 1 village with community health centre, 5 villages with primary health centres, 38 villages with primary health subcentre, 33 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 11 villages with TB clinics, 3 villages with allopathic hospitals, 34 villages with dispensaries, 5 villages with veterinary hospitals, 26 villages with family welfare centres, 91 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>
 .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{Blocks of Jamtara district}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}

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

Narayanpur block - Revision history

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