Godda (community development block)
| Godda | |
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| Community development block | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Godda |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 221,775 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 108,866 (59.58%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 814133 (Godda) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06422 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 17 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Godda, Poreyahat |
| Website | godda |
| CD Block | |
Godda is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Godda district, Jharkhand state, India.
Geography
Godda, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1]
Godda CD Block has 39 panchayats and 183 villages.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Godda CD Block had a total population of 221,775, of which 216,805 were rural and 4,970 were urban. There were 114,911 (52%) males and 106,864 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 39,039. Scheduled Castes numbered 20,418 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 28,617.[3]
In 2011 census Sarauni was census town in Godda CD Block with a population of 4,970. There were four large villages (2011 population in brackets): Motiya (4,746), Jamuni Paharpur (6,271), Sarkanda (4,012) and Makhni (4,186).[3]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Godda CD Block was 108,866 (59.58% of the population over 6 years) out of which 68,028 (62%) were males and 40,838 (38%) were females.[3]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Godda district was 57.40.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]
Economy
Agriculture
Around 80% of the population depends on agriculture, the main economic activity of the district but lack of irrigation facilities is a major constraint in raising the existing low levels of productivity. A sizable population is also engaged in animal husbandry and cottage industries.[7]
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