Chandil block

===Population===

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandil CD block had a total population of 157,949, of which 109,854 were rural and 48,095 were urban. There were 81,000 (51%) males and 76,949 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 25,357. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,755 (4.91%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 47,748 (30.23%).

Census towns in Chandil CD block are (2011 population figure in brackets): Chandil (4,839) and Kopali (43,256).

===Literacy===

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Chandil CD block was 88,493 (66.74% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 52,645 (77.51% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 35,848 (55.43% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22.09%.

{{As of|2011}} census, literacy in Seraikela Kharsawan district was 68.85%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011.{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_jharkhand.html | title= Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011: Jharkhand |work= Provisional Population Totals, Literacy Rate in 2011 column |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India | access-date = 22 November 2021}} Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf |title=Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011|work= Page 110| publisher=Government of India| access-date = 22 November 2021}}

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Seraikela Kharsawan district|collapsible=y}}

{{Pie chart

|caption = Languages in Chandil CD block (2011)

|label1 = Bengali |value1 = 53.15 |color1 = orchid

|label2 = Santali|value2= 15.56 |color2= darkturquoise

|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 15.29 |color3 = green

|label4 = Hindi |value4 = 9.41 |color4 = orange

|label5 = Mundari |value5 = 3.35 |color5 = teal

|label6= Others |value6 = 3.24 |color6 = grey

}}

According to the Population by Mother Tongue 2011 data, in the Chandil subdistrict, Bengali was the mother-tongue of 83,952 persons forming 53.15% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Santali (25,194/ 15.95%), Urdu (24,143/ 15.29), Hindi (16,809/ 10.64%), Mundari (5,295/ 3.35%), Malto (803/ 0.51%),Odiya (572/ 0.36%), and persons with other languages as mother-tongue (1,181/ 0.75%). ‘Other languages‘ included 202 persons having Maithili, 243 persons having Ho as mother-tongue. Persons with Hindi as their mother-tongue included 972 persons having Bhojpuri, 257 persons having Magadhi/Magahi, 282 persons having Purani/ Puran Bhasa as mother-tongue.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

Note: An attempt has been made to include all language groups each with at least 500 persons as their mother-tongue and only those groups with less than 500 persons as their mother-tongue are included in the “other languages” category. Comparatively smaller language groups with 200+ persons as their mother-tongue are mentioned in the text. Many languages have sub-groups. Those who are interested can see the reference for more details.

Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language.{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= 35 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=19 November 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|55.45}}

{{bar percent|Islam|green|25.19}}

{{bar percent|Sarna|maroon|18.07}}

{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|1.06}}

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According to the Population by Religious Communities 2011 data, in the Chandil subdistrict, Hindus numbered 87,584 and formed 59.20% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Muslims (39,784/ 26.89%), Other religious communities (18,655/12.61), Christians (1,667/ 1.13%), and persons who did not state their religion (259/ 0.18%).{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

In Seraikela Kharsawan district, Scheduled Tribes numbered 255,626 and formed 24.00% of the total population. The larger groups within the scheduled tribes, with percentage of the ST population, were Santals 50.80%, Ho 34.87%, Mundas, Patars 17.60% and Oraons, Bhangar Oraons 4.12%.{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2024_PART_A_DCHB_SARAIKELA-KHARSAWAN.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Seraikella-Kharswan, Series 21, Part XII A, 2011 Census | work = Page 30: Note on Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 19 November 2021}}

===Overview===

70-80% of the population of Seraikela Kharsawan district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005.{{cite web| url = https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45258/1/MPRA_paper_45258.pdf | title = Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India| work = Table I: Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Jharkhand | publisher = Munich Personal RePEc Archive | access-date = 1 October 2021}} In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Seraikela Kharsawan district came down to 33.6%.{{cite web | url = https://www.livemint.com/Specials/bqVly6xj4usB3DiTibS3DK/Spatial-poverty-in-Jharkhand.html| title = Spatial poverty in Jharkhand | publisher = Mint | accessdate = 1 October 2021}} According to a study in 2013 (modified in 2019), "the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand is estimated at 46%, but 60% of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still below poverty line.”{{cite web | url = https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45258/#:~:text=The%20incidence%20of%20poverty%20in%20Jharkhand%20is%20estimated,are%20main%20causes%20for%20poverty%20in%20Jharkhand%20state. | title = Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India: An Empirical Study based on Panel Data| publisher = MPRA| accessdate = 1 October 2021}}

===Livelihood===

{{Pie chart

|caption= Livelihood
in Chandil CD block

|value1 = 18.94

|label1 = Cultivators

|value2 = 27.65

|label2 = Agricultural labourers

|value3 = 1.80

|label3 = Household industries

|value4 = 51.61

|label4 = Other Workers}}

In Chandil CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 10,999 and formed 18.94%, agricultural labourers numbered 16,060 and formed 27.65%, household industry workers numbered 1,048 and formed 1.80% and other workers numbered 29,976 and formed 51.61%. Total workers numbered 58,083 and formed 36,77% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 99,866 and formed 63.23% of the population.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2024_PART_A_DCHB_SARAIKELA-KHARSAWAN.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Tables 30 and 33, pages 50-51, 54 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 25 November 2021}}

===Infrastructure===

There are 104 inhabited villages in Chandil CD block. In 2011, 77 villages had power supply. 9 villages had tap water, 103 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 102 villages had hand pumps, and 1 village did not have drinking water facility. 14 villages had post offices, 9 villages had sub post offices, 23 villages had telephone (land line), 37 villages had mobile phone coverage. 103 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 26 villages had bus service (public/ private), 8 villages had autos/ modified autos, 8 villages had taxi/ vans, 54 villages had tractors. 7 villages had bank branches, 13 villages had agricultural credit societies, 25 villages had availability of newspapers, 39 villages had ration shops, 11 villages had weekly haat, 55 villages had assembly polling stations.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2024_PART_A_DCHB_SARAIKELA-KHARSAWAN.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Pages 558-561, Appendix I Village Directory |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 25 November 2021}}

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===

Seraikela Kharsawan district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is ”designed to redress regional imbalances in development”. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 25 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 25 September 2021}}

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{{Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line|collapse=yes}}

At Chandil railway station, the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line meets the Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line.{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/tatanagar-barkakana-passenger-58023/6494/168/1219 | title= Tatanagar-Barkakana Passenger | work= Time Table |publisher= IndiaRailInfo| accessdate = 29 November 2021}}{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/2973/168/1468 | title = 68056 Tatanagar Asansol MEMU | work = Time Table | publisher = IndiaRailInfo | access-date = 29 November 2021}}

==Education==

Chandil CD block had 17 villages with pre-primary schools, 101 villages with primary schools, 49 villages with middle schools, 7 villages with secondary schools, 1 village with senior secondary school, 3 villages with no educational facility.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2024_PART_A_DCHB_SARAIKELA-KHARSAWAN.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Pages 558-559, Appendix I Village Directory |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 25 November 2021}}

.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Singhbhum College was established at Chandil in 1973. It is affiliated with the Kolhan University.{{cite web | url = https://www.careers360.com/colleges/singhbhum-college-chandil | title = Singhbhum College | publisher = Careers360 | access-date = 30 November 2021}}{{cite web | url = https://www.collegedekho.com/colleges/singhbhum-college-chandil | title = Singhbhum College, Saraikela Kharsawan | publisher = College Dekho | access-date = 30 November 2021}}

==Culture==

File:Chowdal in Tusu Festival at Chandil, Jharkhand.jpg

Tusu Festival is a rural harvest festival widely celebrated in the Chotanagpur area, in the month of Poush (December–January). The festival does not involve any idol worship but is a thanks-giving festival for the new harvest. Dinimai, the last stub remaining in the field after reaping, is brought home and established as Tusu. For a month the house is decorated and home-made sweets are distributed. On the Makar Sankranti day, Tusu is carried in a choudal (decorated bamboo framework) and immersed in a nearby water body.{{cite web | url = https://www.sahapedia.org/tusu-harvest-festival-chhota-nagpur | title = Tusu A Harvest Festival of Chhota Nagpur | work = Pinki Biswas Sanyal | publisher = Sahapedia | access-date = 29 November 2021}}

==Healthcare==

Chandil CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres, 10 villages with primary health subcentres, 6 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 5 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with family welfare centres, 18 villages with medicine shops.

.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

== References ==

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Category:Community development blocks in Seraikela Kharsawan district