Devipur, Deoghar

Devipur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Deoghar subdivision of the Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

Ramudih, a constituent village of Devipur CD block, is located at. It is located 22 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters.
Deoghar district, a plateau region, is broadly divided into two sub-micro regions – the Dumka-Godda Uplands and Deoghar Uplands. The Dumka-Godda Uplands covers the north-eastern portion of the district. It has an elevation of above mean sea level. The Deoghar Uplands covers the south-western portion of the district.
There are some isolated peaks in the district, including Phuljori, 18 miles from Madhupur, Degaria, 3 miles from Baidyanath Junction, Patharda, 8 miles from Madhupur, and Tirkut Parvat, 10 miles from Deoghar on the Dumka-Deoghar Road.
Devipur CD block is bounded by Deoghar CD block on the north, Deoghar and Sarwan CD blocks on the east, Sarath and Madhupur CD blocks on the south, and Rajauli CD block in Nawada district of Bihar and Bengabad CD block in Giridih district on the west.
Devipur CD block has an area of 266.27 km².Devipur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Devipur village.
panchayats in Devipur CD block are: Amdiha, Baghmari, Barwan, Bhojpur, Daranga, Dhobana, Fulkari, Husainabad, Jhhumarbad, Jhhundi, Jitjorit, Kasathi, Mahuatand, Manpur, Rajpura, Ramudih and Tatkiyo Nawadih.

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India Devipur CD block had a total population of 107,015, all of which were rural. There were 55,679 males and 51,336 females. Population below 6 years was 20,784. Scheduled Castes numbered 14,290 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 12,746.

Literacy

census, the total number of literates in Devipur CD Block was 51,251 out of which 32,982 were males and 18,269 were females. The gender disparity was 28%.
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Language and religion

At the time of the 2011 census, 81.63% of the population spoke Khortha, 8.15% Santali, 6.65% Hindi, 2.38% Urdu and 0.98% Munda as their first language.

Rural poverty

50-60% of the population of Deoghar district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Pakur, Sahebganj and Garhwa districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.

Economy

Livelihood

In Devipur CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 10,974 and formed 29.76%, agricultural labourers numbered 19,267 and formed 52.25%, household industry workers numbered 1,336 and formed 3.62% and other workers numbered 5,299 and formed 14.37%. Total workers numbered 36,876 and formed 34.46% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 70,139 and formed 65.54% of total population.
Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers and entertainment artistes.

Infrastructure

There are 223 inhabited villages in Devipur CD block. In 2011, 154 villages had power supply. 21 villages had tap water, 196 villages had well water, 190 villages had hand pumps, and 22 villages had no drinking water facility. 22 villages had post offices, 17 villages had sub post offices, 8 villages had telephones, 10 villages had public call offices and 80 villages had mobile phone coverage. 6 villages had bank branches, 217 villages had ATMs, 6 villages had agricultural credit societies, 3 villages had cinema/ video halls, 3 villages had public library and public reading rooms. 65 villages had public distribution system, 21 villages had weekly haat and 47 villages had assembly polling stations.

Agriculture

The agricultural sector absorbs around two-thirds of the workforce in the district. In Devipur CD block, the cultivable area formed 63.05% of the total area, and the irrigated area formed 9.22% of the cultivable area.
Jungles in the plain areas have almost been cleared and even hills are becoming naked in an area once known for its extensive forests.

Backward Regions Grant Fund

Deoghar district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.

Education

Devipur CD block had 23 villages with pre-primary schools, 153 villages with primary schools, 58 villages with middle schools, 9 villages with secondary schools, 4 villages with senior secondary schools, 3 non-formal training centres, 1 special school for disabled, 65 villages with no educational facility.

.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Devipur CD block had 7 villages with primary health centres, 13 villages with primary health subcentres, 6 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 2 villages with TB clinic, 2 villages with allopathic hospitals, 1 village with dispensary, 2 villages with veterinary hospitals, 6 villages with family welfare centres, 17 villages with medicine shops.

.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
The prestigious AIIMs, Deoghar, has been set up at Devipur village.