Hariharganj block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India.Hariharganj According to census (2001), the block has 13,579 households with aggregate population of 87,499. The block has 194 villages.
Hariharganj lies on the border of the Palamu district, along the National Highway 139. The people of this region primarily speak Magadhi.
Geography Hariharganj is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Hariharganj is situated at the border of Jharkhand and Bihar at NH-98.
Demographics Geographical Area - Total Population - 87499 Total Population (Male) - 45397 Total Population (Female)- 42102 Total Literates - 34230 Total Literate (Male) - 22859 Total Literate (Female) - 11371
At the time of the 2011 census, Hariharganj block had a population of 74,203. Hariharganj block had a sex ratio of 924 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.66%: 74.83% for males and 53.60% for females. 12,914 (17.40%) were under 7 years of age. 11,811 (15.92%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 26,677 (35.95%) and 118 (0.16%) of the population, respectively.
Administration The panchyayats under this block include:
Saraiya Salaiya Pipra Dalpatpur Babhandih Semarwar Dhakcha Arruwa Khurd Satgawa or Hariharganj west part Satgawa or Hariharganj east part Siyar Bhucka Kataiya Kharagpur Sarsot Tendua Madhubana Kulahiya Belodar Dema
Infrastructure Primary Health Centres
Health - Sanctioned post-25, Working-16, vacancy-9 Family Welfare - Sanctioned post-23, Working-11, vacancy-12 Malaria - Sanctioned post-5, Working-2, vacancy-3
Health Facilities The citizens of this C.D.BLOCK avail 2 Allopathy Hospital, 2 Maternity & Child Welfare Center, 2 Registered Private Medical Practitioners
Drinking Water/Water Supply The main sources of water in this C.D.BLOCK are 1 tap water, 126 well water, 3 tank water, 112 handpump, 4 river, 3 canals
Post and Telegraph There are 13 Post Office, 3 telephone connections
Communication facilities and approach to the village This block is linked with 22 Bus services
Banking facilities It has 5 Commercial Bank, 3 Co-operative Commercial Bank. There are 2 Agricultural Credit Societies, 1 Other Credit Societies.
Power supply It has electricity connection and receives the power 19 for Domestic use, 8 for Agricultural use, 2 for Other purposes, 10 for all purposes.
Recreational facilities It has 2 Cinema Hall/Video Halls
Land use/land cover and Irrigation Out of total area 8921.8 Hc. is under forest, 661 Hc. is under Culturable waste, 1409.34 Hc. is under unculturable wasteland (Area not available for cultivation) The irrigation is done on, 336.77 Hc. with Government canal, 114.6 Hc. with Private canal, 910.91 Hc. with well (without electricity), 425.43 Well (with electricity), 96.59 Hc. with Tube-Well (without Electricity), 24 Hc. with Tube-Well (with electricity), 238.29 Hc. with Tank, 44.04 Hc. with River, 27.08 Hc. with Lake, 905.98 Hc. with Others Total Irrigated Area: 3123.69 Total Unirrigated Area: 8587.12
Education No. of schools:Education profile of the Palamu district Primary schools - 58 Middle schools - 13 High schools - 3
Some of the notable educational institutes include: Sita+2 High School Balika Ucch Vidyalaya Moti Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Bal Kishore Singh Maha Vidyalaya
See also Palamu Loksabha constituency Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Jharkhand Palamu
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