Kathikund

Kathikund
Community development block
Kathikund
Kathikund

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.35889°N 87.41972°E / 24.35889; 87.41972Coordinates: 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.35889°N 87.41972°E / 24.35889; 87.41972
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Government
  Type Community development block
Elevation 146 m (479 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 71,458
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 31,703 (54.09%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814103 (Kathikund)
Telephone/STD code 06427
Vehicle registration JH 04
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sikaripara
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

Kathikund is a community development block that forms one of the administrative units of Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 23 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Geography

Kathikund, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.35889°N 87.41972°E / 24.35889; 87.41972.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kathikund CD Block had a total population of 71,458, all of which were rural. There were 35,598 (50 %) males and 35,860 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,753 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 45,406. Population below 6 years was 12,841.[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Kathikund CD Block was 31,703 (54.09 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 19,074 (61 %) were males and 12,629 (39 %) were females.[2]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]

Missionaries

New Life Foundation[6] has been working in this CDC for the past 10 years and have contributed majorly towards the upliftment of the indigenous tribal community by providing them with Education, Healthcare and Job Oriented Skill Development, The Mission also has a care home for poor and abandoned children, New Life Academy is the only English Medium School in the area providing education from Pre-Nursery to Grade Eight. New Life Mission Hospital and Rehabilitation Center[7] started to providing healthcare and rehabilitation service to the community in 2015.

References

  1. "State Bank of India ATM (Katikund)". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Home". nlcmindia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. "Rebuilding Lives….. Renewing Hope". www.nlmrc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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