Kurdeg block: Difference between revisions

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kurdeg CD block had a total population of 47,984, all of which were rural. There were 23,881 (50%) males and 24,103 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,281. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 3,201 (6.67%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 34,707 (72.33%).<ref name=census2011/>     

The ''District Census Handbook, Simdega,'' mentions, “Simdega is one of the least developed districts in the country... As per the survey conducted for the year 1997 –2002 five-year plan more than 60% of population is below poverty line.”<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2021_PART_A_DCHB_GUMLA.pdf |title =  District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census|work = page 9 : District Development Scenario, Agriculture| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 18 October 2021}}</ref> Another report says that 80% and over of the population of Simdega district were in the [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] category in 2004–2005.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45258/1/MPRA_paper_45258.pdf  | title = Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India| work = Table I: Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Jharkhand | publisher = Munich Personal RePEc Archive | access-date = 18 October 2021}}</ref> In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in  Simdega district came down to 38.26%.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://www.livemint.com/Specials/bqVly6xj4usB3DiTibS3DK/Spatial-poverty-in-Jharkhand.html | title = Spatial poverty in Jharkhand | publisher = Mint | access-date = 18 October 2021}}</ref> According to a study in 2013 (modified in 2019), the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand is estimated at 46%, but 60% of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still below poverty line. More than 75% of the work force is engaged in agriculture, although only 23% of the area is under cultivation. The study opines, "Despite the abundance of industrial production, rural population has not benefited and majority are earning their livelihoods through agriculture. During last ten years agriculture could not grow in the state as per expectations, resulting higher [[rural poverty]]."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45258/#:~:text=The%20incidence%20of%20poverty%20in%20Jharkhand%20is%20estimated,are%20main%20causes%20for%20poverty%20in%20Jharkhand%20state.  | title = Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India: An Empirical Study based on Panel Data | publisher = MPRA | access-date = 18 October 2021}}</ref>  

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Simdega,'' the rural population depends mainly on agriculture for a living. Agriculture in Simdega is in a very primitive state. The district has about 32% of forested area. Out of 1,34,024 hectares of cultivable land only 4,669.83 hectares of land is irrigated. Agriculture is mainly dependent on seasonal rain. The average rainfall of the district is 1100–1200&nbsp;mm but much of it remains unutilised.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2021_PART_A_DCHB_GUMLA.pdf |title =  District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census|work = page 9 : Forest, Agriculture| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 18 October 2021}}</ref>