Hariharganj

Hariharganj
Hariharganj
Block
	Hariharganj Location in Jharkhand, India Hariharganj Hariharganj (India)
	Coordinates: 24°30′N 84°16′E / 24.50°N 84.27°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Block	Hariharganj
Government
• Hariharganj	Hariharganj
Area
• Total	240.72 km2 (92.94 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	87,499
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	06566
Vehicle registration	JH
Website	palamu.nic.in/Hariharganj.html

Hariharganj block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India.^[1] According to census (2001), the block has 13,579 households with aggregate population of 87,499. The block has 194 villages.

Hariharganj lies on the border of the Palamu district, along the National Highway 139. The people of this region primarily speak Magadhi.

Geography

Hariharganj is located at 24°30′N 84°16′E / 24.50°N 84.27°E / 24.50; 84.27. It has an average elevation of 10,000 yards (9,100 m).

Hariharganj is situated at the border of Jharkhand and Bihar at NH-98.

Demographics

Geographical Area - 59,483 acres (24,072 ha)
Total Population - 87499
Total Population (Male) - 45397
Total Population (Female)- 42102
Total Literates - 34230
Total Literate (Male) - 22859
Total Literate (Female) - 11371

Administration

The panchyayats under this block include:

Saraiya
Salaiya
Pipra
Dalpatpur
Babhandih
Semarwar
Dhakcha
Arruwa Khurd
Satgawa or Hariharganj west part
Satgawa or Hariharganj east part
Siyar Bhucka
Kataiya
Kharagpur
Sarsot
Tendua
Madhubana
Kulahiya
Belodar
Dema

Infrastructure

Primary Health Centres

Health - Sanctioned post-25, Working-16, vacancy-9
Family Welfare - Sanctioned post-23, Working-11, vacancy-12
Malaria - Sanctioned post-5, Working-2, vacancy-3

Health Facilities: The citizens of this C.D.BLOCK avail 2 Allopathy Hospital, 2 Maternity & Child Welfare Center, 2 Registered Private Medical Practitioners

Drinking Water/Water Supply: The main sources of water in this C.D.BLOCK are 1 tap water, 126 well water, 3 tank water, 112 handpump, 4 river, 3 canals

Post and Telegraph: There are 13 Post Office, 3 telephone connections

Communication facilities and approach to the village: This block is linked with 22 Bus services

Banking facilities: It has 5 Commercial Bank, 3 Co-operative Commercial Bank. There are 2 Agricultural Credit Societies, 1 Other Credit Societies.

Power supply: It has electricity connection and receives the power 19 for Domestic use, 8 for Agricultural use, 2 for Other purposes, 10 for all purposes.

Recreational facilities: It has 2 Cinema Hall/Video Halls

Land use/land cover and Irrigation

Out of total area 8921.8 Hc. is under forest, 661 Hc. is under Culturable waste, 1409.34 Hc. is under unculturable wasteland (Area not available for cultivation)The irrigation is done on , 336.77 Hc. with Government canal, 114.6 Hc. with Private canal, 910.91 Hc. with well (without electricity), 425.43 Well (with electricity), 96.59 Hc. with Tube-Well (without Electricity), 24 Hc. with Tube-Well (with electricity), 238.29 Hc. with Tank, 44.04 Hc. with River, 27.08 Hc. with Lake, 905.98 Hc. with Others

Total Irrigated Area: 3123.69
Total Unirrigated Area: 8587.12

Education

No. of schools:^[2]

Primary schools - 58
Middle schools - 13
High schools - 3

Some of the notable educational institutes include:

Sita+2 High School
Balika Ucch Vidyalaya
Moti Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya
Bal Kishore Singh Maha Vidyalaya

References

^ Hariharganj
^ Education profile of the Palamu district Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

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[2] Education profile of the Palamu district Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

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