Pirtand block

Pirtand
Community development block
Pirtand

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°2′36″N 86°9′37″E / 24.04333°N 86.16028°E / 24.04333; 86.16028Coordinates: 24°2′36″N 86°9′37″E / 24.04333°N 86.16028°E / 24.04333; 86.16028
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Population (2011)
  Total 109,515
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Giridih
Website giridih.nic.in

Pirtand block is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Chirki, a constituent pqnchayat village of Pirtand CD Block, is located at 24°2′36″N 86°9′37″E / 24.04333°N 86.16028°E / 24.04333; 86.16028. Pirtand police station is located at Chirki.

Pirtand CD Block covers an area of 39,282.06 ha, out of which 19,340.20 ha was forest area.[1]

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.[1]

Rivers in Pirtand CD Block are Kurko, Chikri and Sita..[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Pirtanr CD Block had a total population of 109,515, all of which were rural. There were 55,917 males and 53,598 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 10,181 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 49,145.[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Pirtanr CD Block was 46,205 out of which 29,565 were males and 16,640 were females.[2]

Economy

Coal is mined in Pirtand CD Block.[1]

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Giridih". Giridih. District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.