Kurdeg block

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Kurdeg
Community development block
Kurdeg is located in Jharkhand
Kurdeg
Kurdeg
Location in Jharkhand
Kurdeg is located in India
Kurdeg
Kurdeg
Kurdeg (India)
Coordinates: 22°30′N 84°06′E / 22.5°N 84.1°E / 22.5; 84.1Coordinates: 22°30′N 84°06′E / 22.5°N 84.1°E / 22.5; 84.1
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSimdega
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Area
 • Total274.84 km2 (106.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total47,984
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835212
Telephone/STD code0625
Vehicle registrationJH 20
Literacy67.52%
Lok Sabha constituencyKhunti
Vidhan Sabha constituencySimdega
Websitesimdega.nic.in

Kurdeg block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Simdega Sadar subdivision of Simdega district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

History[edit]

Gumla district was carved out of Ranchi district in 1983. Till 30 April 2001, Simdega was a subdivision of Gumla district and was made a separate district from that date.[1]

Maoist activities[edit]

According to a PIB release in 2018, Simdega is one of the thirty districts most affected by Left wing extremism in the country (along with twelve other districts of Jharkhand). “The terrain of the district is very tough and geography is favourable for naxal activities.” All police stations in the district are well fortified and equipped to handle the situation. Community policing activities are being prioritised to involve the simple village folk.[2][3]

Hemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has claimed, in September 2021, that as a result of the effective action against Left wing extremism, the “presence of hardcore Maoists has been limited to mainly four regions, namely Parasnath Pahar, Budha Pahar, Tri-junction of Seraikela-Khunti-Chaibasa district in Kolhan division and some of the areas along the Bihar border”.[4]

Geography[edit]

Simdega district lies in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It has been described as “a dissected upland of ancient crystalline rocks” The general elevation of the district is 300 to 700 metres (980 to 2,300 ft) above mean sea level. The landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau. The Major rivers of this area are Sankh, Deo, Girwa, and Palamara.[5][6]

Kurdeg CD block has an area of 274.84 km2.[7]Kurdeg police station serves Kurdeg CD block.[8] The headquarters of Kurdeg CD block is located at Kurdeg village.[9]

Kurdeg CD block is bounded by Duldula CD block in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh on the west and north, Kersai CD block on the east, and Balisankara CD block in Sundargarh district of Odisha on the south.[10][11][12]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

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 numbered 3,201 (6.67%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 34,707 (72.33%).[7]

Literacy[edit]

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Kurdeg CD block was 27,484 (67.52% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 15,334 (75.91% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 12,150 (59.26% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 16.64%.[7]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Simdega district was 67.59%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011.[13] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[14]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Simdega district

Language and religion[edit]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.91% of the population in the district spoke Sadri, 22.50% Mundari, 15.44% Kharia, 4.02% Hindi, 1.44% Kurukh and 1.36% Urdu as their first language.[15]

Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language.[16]

According to the District Census Handbook, Simdega, 2011 census, Christians formed 51.14% of the population of Simdega district, followed by Hindus (33.61%), Muslims (2.52%), other religions (12.33%) and those with negligible percentages of the population- Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and religion not stated.[17]

Scheduled Tribes numbered 424,407 and formed 70.78% of the total population of Simdega district. Within the scheduled tribes the more populous tribes were (percentage of ST population in 2011 in brackets): Munda, Patars (33.61%), Kharia, Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Hill Kharia (25.42%), Oraon, Dhangar Oraons (20.13%), Gonds (5.77%) and Lohras (5.32%).[18]

Rural poverty[edit]

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.”[19] Another report says that 80% and over of the population of Simdega district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005.[20] In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Simdega district came down to 38.26%.[21] 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."[22]

Economy[edit]

Livelihood[edit]

Livelihood
in Kurdeg CD block

  Cultivators (31.52%)
  Agricultural labourers (55.72%)
  Household industries (2.81%)
  Other Workers (9.95%)

In Kurdeg CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 7,376 and formed 31.52%, agricultural labourers numbered 13,039 and formed 55.72%, household industry workers numbered 658 and formed 2.81% and other workers numbered 2,328 and formed 9.95%. Total workers numbered 23,401 and formed 43.77% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 24,583 and formed 51.23% of the population.[23]

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, entertainment artistes and so on.[24]

Infrastructure[edit]

There are 25 inhabited villages in Kurdeg CD block. In 2011, 3 villages had power supply. 2 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 25 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 25 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 12 villages had post offices, 2 villages had sub post offices, 1 village had telephone (land line), 20 villages had mobile phone coverage. 25 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 16 villages had bus service (public/ private), 1 village had auto/ modified auto, 5 villages had taxi/ vans, 15 villages had tractors. 1 village had a bank branch, 2 villages had agricultural credit societies, 20 villages had ration shops, 21 villages had assembly polling stations.[25]

Agriculture[edit]

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 mm but much of it remains unutilised.[26]

Backward Regions Grant Fund[edit]

Simdega 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.[27][28]

Education[edit]

Kurdeg CD block had 5 villages with pre-primary schools, 25 villages with primary schools, 19 villages with middle schools, 5 villages with secondary schools, all villages had educational facility.[29]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare[edit]

Kurdeg CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 12 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with allopathic hospital, 1 village with dispensary/ health centre, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 1 village with family welfare centre, 2 villages with medicine shops.[29]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Gumla". About district. Gumla district authorities. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Maoist and Naxal activities in the country". 1 August 2018. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "District Police Profile Simdega". Security Scenario. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Presence of Maoists limited to only four regions in Jharkhand, claims CM Hemant Soren". The New Indian Express, 26 September 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ground Water Information Booklet Simdega District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). 4. Hydrology. Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Pages 26-27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Simdega CD block/ Tehsil map". Maps of India. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jashpur CD block/ Tehsil map". Maps of India. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Sundargarh CD block/ Tehsil map". Maps of India. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011: Jharkhand". Provisional Population Totals, Literacy Rate in 2011 column. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Page 110. Government of India. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  15. ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  16. ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 30: Note on Religion. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 31: Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 9 : District Development Scenario, Agriculture. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India" (PDF). Table I: Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Jharkhand. Munich Personal RePEc Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Spatial poverty in Jharkhand". Mint. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India: An Empirical Study based on Panel Data". MPRA. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "District Census Handbook 2011 Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Tables 30 and 33, pages 53 and 56. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "District Census Handbook 2011 Gumla, Series 21 Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 11-33. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 222-226 Appendix I: Village Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "District Census Handbook Simdega, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 9 : Forest, Agriculture. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines" (PDF). Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  28. ↑ "Backward Regions Grant Fund". Press Release, 14 June 2012. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "District Census Handbook Simdega 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 222-224. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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