Barhi subdivision | |
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Subdivision | |
Coordinates: 24°18′N 85°25′E / 24.30°N 85.42°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Hazaribagh |
Headquarters | Barhi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,404.53 km2 (542.29 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 523,834 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Website | hazaribag |
Barhi subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872).[1]
Administrative set up
Hazaribagh district is divided in to two subdivisions – Hazaribagh Sadar and Barhi. There are 16 CD blocks and 15 revenue anchals with 1 statutory town, 16 census towns, 1308 villages and 257 gram panchayats in the district.[2]
Details of the subdivision are as follows: [3]
Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 |
Population (2011) |
Rural population % (2011) |
Urban population % (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazaribagh Sadar | Hazaribagh | 2,903.26 | 1,210,661 | 91.12 | 7.66 |
Barhi | Barhi | 1,404.53 | 523,834 | 95.13 | 4.87 |
Note: Data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.
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10miles
River
River
River
River
Hazaribagh Area
Sayal Area
& Chandragupta Area
Dam
Wildlife Sanctuary
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city are shown in the Hazaribagh City map.
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India data, Barhi subdivision, in Hazaribagh district, had a total population of 523,834. There were 267,645 (51%) males and 257,189 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 97,542 (18.62%) and scheduled tribes numbered 16,692 (3.19%). The literacy rate was 67.00% (for the population below 6 years).[3]
Police stations
Police stations in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision are at:[4]
Blocks
Community development blocks in the Barhi subdivision are:[5][6]
CD block | Headquarters | Area km2 |
Population (2011) |
SC % | ST % | Literacy rate % |
CT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barhi | Barhi | 365.47 | 131,660 | 17.24 | 2.67 | 68.39 | Barhi, Konra |
Barkatha | Barkatha | 281.05 | 122,269 | 12.89 | 6.09 | 61.44 | - |
Chalkusha | Chalkusha | 149.10 | 52,068 | 13.87 | 1.51 | 67.13 | - |
Chauparan | Chauparan | 482.37 | 161,814 | 25.91 | 2.53 | 69.41 | Chauparan |
Padma | Padma | 126.54 | 56,014 | 17.72 | 1.50 | 68.90 | - |
Education
In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision out of a total 490 inhabited villages there were 97 villages with pre-primary schools, 366 villages with primary schools, 185 villages with middle schools, 50 villages with secondary schools, 17 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with non-formal education centre, 4 villages with vocational training centres/ ITI, 115 villages with no educational facility[7]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
Educational institutions
The following institution is located in Barhi subdivision:
Healthcare
In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision there were 14 villages with primary health centres, 46 villages with primary health subcentres, 8 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 7 villages with allopathic hospitals, 13 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 2 villages with family welfare centres, and 37 villages with medicine shops.[7]
*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
Medical facilities
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)
References
- ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India,1949, p 177, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 6-9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook Hazaribagh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 26: District Primary Census Abstract. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile -Hazaribagh". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Census of India 2011 Pages 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Hazaribagh on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 575=577, Appendix I: Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "r.n.y.m. College, Barhi". wat2college. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "RNYM College, Barhi". ICBSE. Retrieved 2 February 2021.