Gidhour Block

Gidhour
गिद्धौर
Community development block
Gidhour

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°10′45″N 85°01′27″E / 24.17917°N 85.02417°E / 24.17917; 85.02417Coordinates: 24°10′45″N 85°01′27″E / 24.17917°N 85.02417°E / 24.17917; 85.02417
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Block Gidhour
Elevation 386 m (1,266 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 40,919
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 825408
Lok Sabha constituency Chatra
Vidhan Sabha constituency Simaria
Website chatra.nic.in
CD Block

Gidhour (Hindi: गिद्धौर) (also spelled Gidhaur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 15 km from Chatra.

Geography

Gidhour is located at 24°10′45″N 85°1′27″E / 24.17917°N 85.02417°E / 24.17917; 85.02417.[1]

There are 6 panchayats and 38 villages in Gidhour CD Block.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Gidhaur CD Block had a total population of 40,919, all of which were rural. There were 20,910 males and 20,009 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,834 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 704.[3]

Magahi, Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are spoken in the region.[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gidhaur CD Block was 22,651 out of which 13,228 were males and 9,423 were females.[3]

Economy

References

  1. ↑ "Gidhour". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chatra". Blocks/Circles, Panchayats, Villages. Chatra district administration. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gidhour". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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