Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (community development block)

Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chatra subdivision of Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview
Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about , the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per sq km. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line. In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.

Maoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline. 
As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.

Geography

Location
Hunterganj (Shaligram Ramnarayanpur) is located at . It has an average elevation of 252 metres (830 feet).

Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD Block is bounded by Banke Bazar, Sherghati and Dobhi CD Blocks in Gaya district of Bihar in the north, Kanhachatti CD Block in the east, Chatra and Kunda CD Blocks in the south and Pratappur CD Block in the west.

It is located 30 km from Chatra, the district headquarters.

Area
Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD Block has an area of 513.18 km2.

Gram panchayats
There are 28 panchayats and 270 villages Hunterganj CD Block.

Gram panchayats of Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Nawadih Panari, Jabra, Meerpur, Nawadih, Daha, Gerua, Lenjwa, Genjina,  Pandepura Khurd, Baluri, Auru, Khuntikewal Khurd, Dumrikala, Chakla, Karma, Karailibar, Jorikala, Saraiya, Joldiha, Dantar, Painikala, Kataiya, Tawagada, Kobna, Kedikala, Tihet, Uraili and Gosaidih.

Demographics

Population
As per the 2011 Census of India Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD Block had a total population of 187,590, all of which were rural. There were 96,328 (51%) males and 91,262 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 36,604. Scheduled Castes numbered 69,944 (37.29%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 628 (0.33%).

Literacy
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD Block was 82,787 (54.83% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 50,105 (64.48% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 32,682 (35.82% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 28.67%.

As per 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Languages
Magahi is the local language in Chatra district. Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are also spoken in the region.

Transport
NH 22 (old numbering NH 99) connects Sonbarsha (India-Nepal border) with Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gaya, Dobhi, Hunterganj and Chatra and terminates at its junction with NH 39 in Chandwa CD Block in Latehar district. NH 22 crosses NH 19 (old numbering NH 2) at Dobhi in Gaya district of Bihar.

References

Category:Community development blocks in Chatra district