Hariharganj block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district

Palamu District

Palamau is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-Geography:The district lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude...

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 (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 98

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National Highway 98 is a National Highway in India within the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. NH-98 links Patna, the state capital of Bihar to Rajhara in Jharkhand...

. The people of this region primarily speak Magadhi.

Geography

Hariharganj is located at 23.75°N 85.87°E. It has an average elevation of 10000 yards.

Hariharganj is situated at the border of Bihar and Jharkhand at NH-98. Facilities include police station, telephone exchange, post office, bus service, and Big Anaj Mandi (Aadhat) and others.

Durga Mandir is situated in Durga sthan, Gopal mandir and Hanuman mandir is situated at main bazar and two Bus Stand Old and New. It has two movie theaters, Mani Talkies and the Mani Theater.

Demographics

• No.of House Hold - 13579
• Geographical Area - 59483 acre
• 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:

1. Saraiya
2. Salaiya
3. Pipra
4. Dalpatpur
5. Babhandih
6. Semarwar
7. Dhakcha
8. Arruwa Khurd
9. Satgawa or Hariharganj west part
10. Satgawa or Hariharganj east part
11. Kataiya
12. Khadagpur
13. Sarsot
14. Tendua
15. Madhubana
16. Kulahiya
17. Belodar
18. Dema

Financials:

• Total Income: Rs. 159639807
• Total Expenditure: Rs. 151008640

Infrastructure

Primary Health Centres

• Health - Sanctioned post-25 ,Working-16 ,vacancy-9
• Family Welfare - Sanctioned post-23 ,Working-11 ,vacancy-12
• Maleria - 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 & 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:

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

Some of the notable educational institutes include:

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