Hazaribagh District
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General Description
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Hazaribag literally means a place with a thousand gardens.
Hazaribag town is on the national highway connecting Ranchi to Patna.
Paddy, wheat and maize are the main crops grown in the district. Vegetables,
oilseed and pulses are also grown. Coal, mica, fire clay, lime stone,
felspar and quartz are the minerals found in the district, which has a major
sheet glass manufacturing unit. Hazaribag has a wildlife sanctuary.
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| Population |
2,277,108 |
Gross enrollment ratio
( elementary
level -- class I to VIII) |
52.5 |
| Density of population (Persons/sq km) |
370 |
Birth Rate |
NA |
| Men |
1167526 |
Death Rate |
NA |
| Women |
1109582 |
Infant mortality rate ( per 1000) |
67.0 |
| Total rural population |
1,748,093 |
Maternal mortality rate ( per 1000) |
NA |
| Total urban population |
529,015 |
% of
girls marrying below 18 years of age
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66.90 |
| % of
Scheduled castes |
15.02 |
Health Infrastructure |
Being compiled |
| % of Scheduled tribes |
11.78 |
% of
children getting complete immunization
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26.4 |
| Sex-ratio (females/1000 males) |
950 |
Estimated % coverage of safe drinking
water (habitations) |
41.46 |
| % Below poverty line |
31.8% |
%
villages not connected to pucca roads
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65.02 |
| Literacy rate(2001) |
58.05 |
Composite Index |
34.43 |
| % Literate males
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72.16 |
Ranking (out of 569 districts of India)
on the basis of composite index |
543 |
| %
Literate females |
43.15 |
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