Margomunda

Margomunda
Community development block
Margomunda

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°17′36″N 86°38′25″E / 24.29333°N 86.64028°E / 24.29333; 86.64028Coordinates: 24°17′36″N 86°38′25″E / 24.29333°N 86.64028°E / 24.29333; 86.64028
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Elevation 298 m (978 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 86,733
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 39,674 (58.46%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 815353 (Madhupur)
Telephone/STD code 06438
Vehicle registration JH 15
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Madhupur
Website deoghar.nic.in
CD Block

Margomunda (also spelled as Margo Munda) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 45 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters.

History

Margomunda was created a new block in 2009.[1]

Geography

Margomunda, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°9′59″N 86°34′49″E / 24.16639°N 86.58028°E / 24.16639; 86.58028.[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Margomunda CD Block are: Baghmara, Bansimi, Chetnari, Kano, Laharjori, Mahjori, Mahuatand, Margomunda, Murlipahari, Pandniya, Pipra, Rampur and Suggapahari 1.[3]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Margo Munda CD Block had a total population of 86,733, all of which were rural. There were 44,284 (51 %) males and 42,499 (49 %) females. Population below 6 years was 18,862. [Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 3,221 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,813.[4]

Margo Munda is a village with a population of 1,680 as per 2011 census.[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Margo Munda CD Block was 39,674 (58.46 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 24,920 (63 %) were males and 14,754 (37 %) were females.[4]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Deoghar district was 64.85.[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

References

  1. "New blocks: 12, officers: 132, annual cost: 1.36 cr.". Jharkhand. The Telegraph, 6 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "Margomunda". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "List of Gram Panchayats in Deoghar District" (PDF). 2015 update. Deoghar district administration. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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