Pirtand is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Dumri sub-division of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills or Shikharji rises to a height of 4,480 feet in the south-eastern part of the district. The district is thickly forested. Amongst the natural resources, it has coal and mica. Inaugurating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 lakh BPL families in Jharkhand. There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.
Maoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. , Giridih was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state., Giridih was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. In 2017, the Moists, in Giridih district, have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods.
Geography
Chirki, a constituent panchayat village of Pirtand CD block, is located at . Pirtand police station is located at Chirki.
Pirtand CD block is bounded by Giridih CD block on the north, Tundi CD block, in Dhanbad district, on the east, Topchanchi CD block, in Dhanbad district, on the south and Dumri CD block, on the west.
Pirtand CD block has an area of 392.86 km2. It has 17 gram panchayats. Pirtand and Khukhra police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Pirtand. 49.23% of the area has forest cover.
Rivers in Pirtand CD block are Kurko, Chikri and Sita.
Gram panchayats in Pirtand CD block are: Kumharlalo, Bharati Chalkari, Chirki, Madhuban, Bandh, Chilga, Palganj, Nawadih, Bishnupur, Kharpoka, Simarkothi, Harladih, Mandro, Khukhara, Tuio, Badgawan and Kudko.
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pirtanr CD block had a total population of 109,515, all of which were rural. There were 55,917 (51%) males and 53,598 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 21,668. Scheduled Castes numbered 10,181 (9.30%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 49,145 (44.88%).
Literacy
census the total number of literate persons in Pirtanr CD block was 46,205 (47.22% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 29,565 (55.16% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 16,640 (38.75% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 16.42%.
census, literacy in Giridih district was 63.14% Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate
Language and religion
Khortha is the main spoken language. Hindi is the official language. Urdu and Santali are also spoken.
Rural poverty
40-50% of the population of Giridih district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Koderma and Hazaribagh districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.
Economy
Livelihood
In Pirtanr CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 13,744 and formed 26.07%, agricultural labourers numbered 28,207 and formed 53.50%, household industry workers numbered 2,255 and formed 4.28% and other workers numbered 8,514 and formed 16.15%. Total workers numbered 52,720 and formed 48.14% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 56,795 and formed 51.86% of the population.
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.