Littipara block

Littipara
Community development block
Littipara Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°41′41.9″N 87°37′1″E / 24.694972°N 87.61694°ECoordinates: 24°41′41.9″N 87°37′1″E / 24.694972°N 87.61694°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	105,701
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
• Total literates	34,099 (40.70%)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	816117 (Pakuria)
Telephone/STD code	06435
Vehicle registration	JH 16
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Litipara
Website	pakur.nic.in
CD Block

Littipara is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 28 km from Pakur, the district headquarters.

Geography

Litipara, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°41′41.9″N 87°37′1″E / 24.694972°N 87.61694°E. It is on the Dumka-Sahibganj Road.

Litipara CD Block covers an area of 413.05 km² and has 17 panchayats, 270 inhabited (chiragi) villages and 15 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.^[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Litipara CD Block had a total population of 105,701, all of which were rural. There were 52,850 (50 %) males and 52,851 (50 %) females. Population below 6 years was 21,919. Scheduled Castes numbered 2,412 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 76,352.^[2]

In 2011, Litipara (village) had a population of 2,294.^[2]

In 2001 census, Hindus constituted 47.79%, Christians 14.90% and Muslims 10.98% of the population in Littipara CD Block. In the district as a whole Hindus constituted 44.45%, Muslims 32.74% and Christians 6.01% of the population. The percentage of scheduled tribes in the population of Littipara CD block was 71.68%. In the district as a whole scheduled tribes constituted 44.59% of the population. Around 85% of the tribal population was composed of Santhals. There are two primitive groups – Mal Paharias and Sauria Paharias.^[1]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Litipara CD Block was 34,099 (40.70 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 21,247 (62 %) were males and 12,852 (38 %) were females.^[2]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Pakur district was 48.82.^[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.^[4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.^[5]

Economy

Predominantly agricultural district

Pakur is predominantly a hilly district. There is a narrow fertile alluvial tract bordering the Ganges Feeder Canal. While the hills stretch from the north to the south-east, the rest is rolling area, which is less conducive to agricultural operations than the alluvial strip. The net sown area of the district is around 28%. Thus though the district is predomnantly agricultural it offers only limited opportunities to the people. Many people from the district migrate to the neighbouring districts of West Bengal during the agricultural seasons.^[1]

Coal mining

Simlong and Chatkam collieries and other nearby collieries of Rajmahal coalfield are operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited in Littipara CD Block.^[6]

References

1. "Table 1.3: Select indicators of the administrative blocks, 2001" (PDF). District Human Development Report, Pakur. Pakur District Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
3. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
4. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
5. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
6. "List of Mining Leases Area-wise" (PDF). Littipara Circle. Pakur District Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2016.