Barhi subdivision

Barhi subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Barhi subdivision
Subdivision
Barhi subdivision Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Barhi subdivision Barhi subdivision (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.30°N 85.42°E / 24.30; 85.42
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Headquarters	Barhi
Area
• Total	1,404.53 km2 (542.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	523,834
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	hazaribag.nic.in

History

Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872).^[1]

Administrative set up

Hazaribagh district is divided in to two subdivisions – Hazaribagh Sadar and Barhi. There are 16 CD blocks and 15 revenue anchals with 1 statutory town, 16 census towns, 1308 villages and 257 gram panchayats in the district.^[2]

Details of the subdivision are as follows: ^[3]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	Rural population % (2011)	Urban population % (2011)
Hazaribagh Sadar	Hazaribagh	2,903.26	1,210,661	91.12	7.66
Barhi	Barhi	1,404.53	523,834	95.13	4.87

Note: Data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

16km
9.9miles

B

I

H

A

R

g

Mohana
River

f

Damodar
River

e

Bokaro
River

d

Konar
River

c

Barsoti River

b

Barakar River

0

CCL
Hazaribagh Area

0

CCL Argada Area

0

CCL Barka
Sayal Area

0

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

HS

Surajkund hot spring

D

Konar
Dam

T

Hazaribagh
Wildlife Sanctuary

CT

Urimari

CT

Religara

CT

Meru

CT

Konra

CT

Gidi

CT

Dari

CT

Cherra

CT

Chauparan

CT

Charhi

CT

Bishnugarh

CT

Barhi

M

Hazaribagh

R

Tati Jhariya

R

Padma

R

Nagar Barsot

R

Khapriaon

R

Keredari

R

Katkamsandi

R

Katkamdag

R

Ichak

R

Gorhar

R

Daru

R

Churchu

R

Chalkusha

R

Barkatha

R

Barkagaon

   

Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city are shown in the Hazaribagh City map.
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India data, Barhi subdivision, in Hazaribagh district, had a total population of 523,834. There were 267,645 (51%) males and 257,189 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 97,542 (18.62%) and scheduled tribes numbered 16,692 (3.19%). The literacy rate was 67.00% (for the population below 6 years).^[3]

See also: List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Police stations

Police stations in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision are at:^[4]

1. Barhi
2. Barkatha
3. Chauparan
4. Gorhar

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Barhi subdivision are:^[5][6]

CD block	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy rate %	CT
Barhi	Barhi	365.47	131,660	17.24	2.67	68.39	Barhi, Konra
Barkatha	Barkatha	281.05	122,269	12.89	6.09	61.44	-
Chalkusha	Chalkusha	149.10	52,068	13.87	1.51	67.13	-
Chauparan	Chauparan	482.37	161,814	25.91	2.53	69.41	Chauparan
Padma	Padma	126.54	56,014	17.72	1.50	68.90	-

Education

In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision out of a total 490 inhabited villages there were 97 villages with pre-primary schools, 366 villages with primary schools, 185 villages with middle schools, 50 villages with secondary schools, 17 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with non-formal education centre, 4 villages with vocational training centres/ ITI, 115 villages with no educational facility^[7]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Educational institutions

The following institution is located in Barhi subdivision:

• Ram Narayan Yadav Memorial College was established at Barhi in 1985.^[8][9]

Healthcare

In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision there were 14 villages with primary health centres, 46 villages with primary health subcentres, 8 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 7 villages with allopathic hospitals, 13 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 2 villages with family welfare centres, and 37 villages with medicine shops.^[7]
*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)