Country India Headquarters Daltonganj Area 5,044 km² Lok sabha constituency Chatra, Jharkhand | State Jharkhand Website Official website Administrative division Palamu division | |
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Palamau tiger reserve palamu district jharkhand india
Palamau is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Daltonganj, situated on the Koel River.
Contents
- Palamau tiger reserve palamu district jharkhand india
- Map of Palamu Jharkhand
- Geography
- National protected area
- BlocksMandalsTaluka
- Economy
- Demographics
- Education
- References
Map of Palamu, Jharkhand
Geography
The district lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by Sone River & Bihar and on the east by the Chatra and Hazaribagh districts, on the south by Latehar District and on the west by Garhwa District.
National protected area
Blocks/Mandals/Taluka
Palamu district consists of 21 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Palamu district:
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Palamu one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Palamu district has a population of 24,36,319, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of West Virginia. This gives it a ranking of 243rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 381 inhabitants per square kilometre (990/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.94%. Palamu has a sex ratio of 929 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.5%.
Education
The only university in Medininagar (Daltonganj) is Nilamber-Pitamber University, created on the 17th of January, 2009. The Chief Minister of Jharkhand declared that the Nilamber-Pitamber University would be set up in Medininagar (Daltonganj) in 2001. There are 66 primary schools, 30 middle schools, 17 Navsirijit schools, 10 high schools and 1 Engineering College in the Daltonganj block.