Rahe block

For other uses, see Rahe.

Rahe
Community development block
Rahe Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Rahe Rahe (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°15′55″N85°38′41″E / 23.2654°N 85.6447°E / 23.2654; 85.6447
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Area
• Total	180.42 km2 (69.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,916
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835204
Telephone/STD code	0651
Literacy	65.19%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Silli
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Rahe is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district, Jharkhand state, India.

Maoist activities, dissent

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012 ^[update] , Ranchi district was among the highly affected districts in the state. ^[1] “Areas of Tamar, Bundu, Sonahatu, Angarha, Sikidari Police Stations and Rahe O.P. have been widely affected by activities of CPI (Maoist) group till the end of year 2009. At the end of year 2010, The activities of CPI (Maoist) group has been minimized up to almost zero level.” ^[2]

According to the Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (IG) Saket Singh, as reported on December 8, 2020, “The activities of CPI-Maoist are now confined to small pockets in the state because of our efforts.” Civilian fatalities, a key index of security in a region, declined from 20 in 2019, to 8 in 2020, the lowest in this category since 2000, when there were 13 such fatalities. The 28 total fatalities recorded in 2020 are also the lowest overall fatalities recorded in the state in a year since 2000, when they stood at 36. ^[3]

Ranchi being the capital city of the state has always been under minute scrutiny of all. ^[4] The arrest, from his home in Ranchi on October 9, 2020, by the NIA, of 83-years old Stan Swamy, Jesuit priest and activist, working with tribals for decades, and his subsequent death in custody, in a Mumbai hospital, on 5 July 2021, has been widely discussed. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Geography

Rahe is located at 23°15′55″N85°38′41″E / 23.2654°N 85.6447°E / 23.2654; 85.6447 .

Rahe CD block is located on the Lower Chota Nagpur Plateau. It has an average elevation of 500–1,000 feet (150–300 m) above mean sea level. ^[9]

Rahe CD block is bounded by the Angara CD block on the north, Silli and Sonahatu CD blocks on the east, Bundu on the south and Namkum CD block on the west. ^[10]

Rahe CD block has an area of 180.42 km². ^[11] There is a police outpost at Rahe. ^[12] The headquarters of Rahe CD block is located at Rahe village. ^[13]

Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rahe CD block had a total population of 53,916, all of which were rural. There were 27,334 (51%) males and 26,582 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,532. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,502 (6.50%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 17,311 (32.11%). ^[11]

The percentage of Scheduled Tribes in Ranchi district, in 2011, was 47.67% of the population (rural) in the blocks. ^[14] The percentage of Scheduled Tribes, numbering 1,042,016, in the total population of Ranchi district numbering 2,914,253 in 2011, was 35.76%. The Oraons forming 18.20% of the population and the Mundas forming 10.30% of the population, were the main tribes. Other tribes included (percentage of population in brackets) Lohra (2.46), Bedia (1.32) and Mahli (1.09). ^[15]

Literacy

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the total number of literate persons in Rahe CD block was 32,094 (69.19% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 19,481 (83.02% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 12,613 (55.03% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 27.99%. ^[11]

As of 2011 ^[update] census, literacy in Ranchi district was 77.13%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. ^[16] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. ^[17]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Literacy in CD Blocks of Ranchi district
Ranchi Sadar subdivision
Burmu – 64.54%
Khelari – 74.83%
Kanke – 73.75%
Ormanjhi – 67.53%
Silli – 73.73%
Angara – 64.92%
Namkum – 73.72%
Ratu – 73.00%
Nagri – 71.59%
Mandar – 67.63%
Chanho – 66.81%
Bero – 67.49%
Itki – 73.58%
Lapung – 60.29%
Bundu subdivision
Rahe – 69.19%
Bundu – 66.38%
Sonahatu – 66.04%
Tamar – 62.76%
Source: 2011 Census: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data

Language and religion

Religions in Rahe CD block (2011) [18]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			84.41%
Others*			14.26%
Islam			0.57%
Other or not stated			0.76%
*mainly tribal religions like Sarna

Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language. ^[19]

Languages of Rahe CD block (2011) ^[20]

   Panchpargania (81.75%)

   Mundari (10.39%)

   Hindi (5.70%)

   Bengali (1.17%)

  Others (0.99%)

Rural poverty

60-70% of the population of Ranchi district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005. ^[21] In 2011–12, the proportion of BPL population in Ranchi district came down to 27.82%. ^[22] 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." ^[23]

Economy

Livelihood

Livelihood
in Rahe CD block

  Cultivators (35.11%)

  Agricultural labourers (50.52%)

  Household industries (4.38%)

  Other Workers (9.99%)

In Rahe CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 9,496 and formed 35.11%, agricultural labourers numbered 13,663 and formed 50.52%, household industry workers numbered 1,184 and formed 4.38% and other workers numbered 2,703 and formed 9.99%. Total workers numbered 27,046 and formed 50.16% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 26,870 and formed 49.84% of the population. ^[24]

Infrastructure

There are 59 inhabited villages in Rahe CD block. In 2011, 3 villages had power supply. 59 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 59 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 1 village had sub post office, 18 villages had mobile phone coverage. 49 villages had pucca (paved) village roads. 2 villages had taxi/vans, 5 villages had tractors. 3 villages had bank branches. 2 villages had public distribution system, 51 villages had assembly polling stations. ^[25]

Agriculture

In Ranchi district, 23% of the total area is covered with forests. “With the gradual deforestation of the district, more and more land is being brought under cultivation.” Terraced low lands are called don and the uplands are called tanr. The hill streams remain almost dry, except in the rainy season, and does not offer much scope for irrigation. ^[26]

In Rahe CD block, 53.53% of the total area was cultivable, in 2011. Out of this, 4.32% was irrigated land. ^[27]

Backward Regions Grant Fund

Ranchi 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. ^{[28] [29]}

Education

Rahe CD block had 3 villages with pre-primary schools, 56 villages with primary schools, 23 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 6 villages with senior secondary schools, 3 villages with no educational facility. ^[30]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Healthcare

Rahe CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 5 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with maternity hospital. ^[30]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

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