Country India District Chatra Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 386 m Population 40,919 (2011) | State Jharkhand Block Gidhour PIN 825408 (Itkhori) Area 174.2 km² Area code 06541 | |
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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.
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Overview
Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per sq km. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line. In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.
Maoist activities
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline. As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.
Location
Gidhour is located at 24°10′45″N 85°1′27″E.
Gidhour CD Block is bounded by Kanhachatti and Itkhori CD Blocks in the north, Katkamsandi CD Block, in Hazaribagh district, in the east, Pathalgada CD Block in the south and Chatra CD Block in the west.
It is located 15 km from Chatra, the district headquarters.
Area
Gidhour CD Block has an area of 174.19 km2.
Gram panchayats
There are 6 panchayats and 38 villages in Gidhour CD Block.
Gram panchayats of Gidhour CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Manjhganwa, Barisakhi, Gidhour, Pahra, Bariatu and Dwari.
Population
As per the 2011 Census of India Gidhaur CD Block had a total population of 40,919, all of which were rural. There were 20,910 (51%) males and 20,009 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 7,647. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,834 (24.03%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 704 (1.72%).
Literacy
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Gidhaur CD Block was 22,651 (68.08% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 13,228 (77.93% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 9,423 (47.13% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 30.80%.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Chatra district was 60.18% Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Languages
Magahi is the local language in Chatra district. Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi and Urdu are also spoken in the region.