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Gidhour block
Gidhour (also spelled Gidhaur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.
Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per km2. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line. In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline. As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.
Gidhour is located at 24°10′45″N 85°1′27″E / 24.17917°N 85.02417°E.
Gidhour CD block is bounded by Kanhachatti and Itkhori CD blocks in the north, Katkamsandi CD block, in Hazaribagh district, in the east, Pathalgada CD block in the south and Chatra CD block in the west.
Gidhour CD block has an area of 174.19 km2.Gidhour police station serves this block. The headquarters of Gidhour CD block is at Gidhour village.
There are 6 panchayats and 38 villages in Gidhour CD block.
Gram panchayats of Gidhour CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Manjhganwa, Barisakhi, Gidhour, Pahra, Bariatu and Dwari.
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Gidhour block
Gidhour (also spelled Gidhaur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.
Chatra district forms a part of the Upper Hazaribagh Plateau, Lower Hazaribagh Plateau and northern scarp. Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south. Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture. Around 60% of the district is covered with forests. The district has a population density of 275 persons per km2. Around two-thirds of the families in the district live below poverty line. In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012, Chatra was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. 5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline. As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.
Gidhour is located at 24°10′45″N 85°1′27″E / 24.17917°N 85.02417°E.
Gidhour CD block is bounded by Kanhachatti and Itkhori CD blocks in the north, Katkamsandi CD block, in Hazaribagh district, in the east, Pathalgada CD block in the south and Chatra CD block in the west.
Gidhour CD block has an area of 174.19 km2.Gidhour police station serves this block. The headquarters of Gidhour CD block is at Gidhour village.
There are 6 panchayats and 38 villages in Gidhour CD block.
Gram panchayats of Gidhour CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Manjhganwa, Barisakhi, Gidhour, Pahra, Bariatu and Dwari.