Margomunda
Margomunda | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
  Margomunda Location in Jharkhand, India  Margomunda Margomunda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°17′36″N 86°38′25″E / 24.29333°N 86.64028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 86,733 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 39,674 (58.46%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 815353 (Madhupur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06438 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-15 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhupur |
| Website | deoghar |
| CD Block | |
Margomunda (also spelled as Margo Munda) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 45 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters.
History
Margomunda was created a new block in 2009.[1]
Geography
Margomunda, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°9′59″N 86°34′49″E / 24.16639°N 86.58028°E.[2]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Margomunda CD Block are: Baghmara, Bansimi, Chetnari, Kano, Laharjori, Mahjori, Mahuatand, Margomunda, Murlipahari, Pandniya, Pipra, Rampur and Suggapahari 1.[3]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Margo Munda CD Block had a total population of 86,733, all of which were rural. There were 44,284 (51 %) males and 42,499 (49 %) females. Population below 6 years was 18,862. [Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 3,221 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,813.[4]
Margo Munda is a village with a population of 1,680 as per 2011 census.[4]
Literacy
As of 2011[update] census, the total number of literates in Margo Munda CD Block was 39,674 (58.46 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 24,920 (63 %) were males and 14,754 (37 %) were females.[4]
As of 2011[update] census, literacy in Deoghar district was 64.85.[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]
References
- ^ "New blocks: 12, officers: 132, annual cost: 1.36 cr". Jharkhand. The Telegraph, 6 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Margomunda". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "List of Gram Panchayats in Deoghar District" (PDF). 2015 update. Deoghar district administration. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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