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Chandil subdivision

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Settlement type Subdivision
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

Chandil subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Administrative set up

File:Chandil (subdivision) in Saraikela Kharsawan (Jharkhand).svg Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela Sadar subdivision with Seraikela, Kharsawan, Kuchai, Adityapur and Gobindpur CD blocks, and (2) Chandil subdivision with Chandil, Ichagarh, Kukru and Nimdih CD blocks.[1]

The subdivisions of Seraikela Kharsawan district have the following distinctions:[2]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Rural
population %
(2011)
Urban
population %
(2011)
Seriakela Sadar Seraikela 1,644.32 692,393 96.82 3.18
Chandil Chandil 1,019.23 372,663 87.09 12.91

Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available.

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Police stations

Police stations in the Chandil subdivision are at:[3]

  1. Chandil
  2. Chowka
  3. Ichagarh
  4. Nimdih
  5. Tiruldih

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Chandil subdivision are:[2][4]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
SC % ST % Literacy
rate %
CT
Chandil Chandil 375.68 157,949 4.91 30.23 66.74 Chandil, Kopali
Ichagarh Ichagarh 271.82 83,099 7.65 32.26 61.02 -
Kukru Kukru 136.81 52,976 6.31 15.98 62.54 -
Nimdih Nimdih 234.92 78,639 5.15 37.41 64.22 -

Education

In 2011, in Chandil subdivision out of a total 318 inhabited villages there were 44 villages with pre-primary schools, 298 villages with primary schools, 163 villages with middle schools, 24 villages with secondary schools, 11 villages with senior secondary schools, 20 villages with no educational facility.[5]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Educational institutions

The following institution is located in Chandil subdivision:

Healthcare

In 2011, in Chandil subdivision there were 6 villages with primary health centres, 45 villages with primary health subcentres, 31 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 12 villages with allopathic hospitals, 8 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with a veterinary hospital, 4 villages with family welfare centres, 56 villages with medicine shops.[5]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

References

  1. District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 District Census Handbook, Seraikela Khasawan, Series 21, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. District Police Profile – Seraikella Kharsawan. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. Singhbhum College. Careers360. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. Singhbhum College, Saraikela Kharsawan. College Dekho. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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