Chandankiyari (community development block)

Chandankiyari
Community development block
Chandankiyari

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°34′34″N 86°21′03″E / 23.5761023°N 86.3508224°E / 23.5761023; 86.3508224Coordinates: 23°34′34″N 86°21′03″E / 23.5761023°N 86.3508224°E / 23.5761023; 86.3508224
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Population (2011)
  Total 230,238
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 123,422 (63.65%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 828134 (Chandankiyari)
Telephone/STD code 0326
Vehicle registration JH 09
Lok Sabha constituency Dhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chandankiyari
Website bokaro.nic.in
CD Block

Chandankiyari is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chas subdivision of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located 27 km from Bokaro Steel City, the district head quarters.

Geography

Chandankiyari is located at 23°34′34″N 86°21′03″E / 23.5761023°N 86.3508224°E / 23.5761023; 86.3508224.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chandankiyari CD Block had a total population of 230,238, of which 218,597 were rural and 11,641 were urban. There were 119,606 males and 110,632 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 52,208 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,971. The population below 6 years was 36,317.[1]

Chandankiyari CD Block has two census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Amlabad (4,636) and Bhojudih (7,005). Chandankiyari (9,836) is not a census town.[1]

In 2001 census, Chandankiyari CD Block had a total population of 193,160, out of which 100,606 were males and 92,554 were females. The Block had a literacy rate of 67.56 per cent for males and 31.83 per cent for females.[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chandankiyari CD Block was 123,422 (63.65% of the population above 6 years) out of which 78,239 were males and 45,183 were females.[1]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]

Administration

Chandankiyari is an intermediate panchayat under Bokaro Zilla panchayat. Village panchayats part of Chandankiyari intermediate panchayat are: Aadrkuri, Amainagar, Amlabad, Arita, Bagula, Barajor, Bastora, Batbinor, Bhojudih East, Bhojudih West, Boriyadih, Chandra, Chankiyari E, Chankiyari W, Damudih, Devgram, Fasro, Gamhariya, Jhalbarda, Kalikapur, Khirabera, Kumirdowa, Kusumkiyari, Laghla, Lalpur, Lanka, Madhra, Mahal East, Mahal West, Nawadiha, Nayawan, Polkari, Sabra, Saharjori, Silfor, Simuliya, Siyaljori, Shiv Babudih, Silfor, Simuliya, and Siyaljori[6]

References

  1. 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 14 December 2015.
  2. "Chandankiyari Block". District Administration. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. "Village Panchayat Names of Chandankiyari, Bokaro, Jharkhand". National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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