Profile

1.

Area

2379 (Sq. Kms.)

2.

No. CD Blocks

11

3.

No. Tehsils

03

4.

No. Niabats

17

5.

No. Villages

364

6.

Road length ending 2007-08

1119 kms

7.

Road length per 100 Sqkms of area

47.04 kms

8.

Estimated Population 2008 (in Nos)

781440

9.

BPL Population (in Nos)

233569

10.

%age of total population

32.55%

11. Sex Ratio (Female’000’)

i)

District Avg.

930 (Survey 2008)

ii)

State Avg.

892 (2001 census)

iii)

National Avg.

933 (2001 census)

12. Literacy rate

i)

District Avg.

49.84% (Survey 2008)

ii)

State Avg.

55.50% (2001 census)

iii)

National Avg.

64.80% (2001 census)

13. Education

A

School Education.

i)

Primary Schools

913

ii)

Middle Schools

625

iii)

High Schools

61

iv)

Higher Sec. Schools

40

B

Higher & Technical Education

i)

Colleges

04

ii)

ITIs

04

14. Health Infrastructure

i)

Distt.Hospital

01

ii)

PHCs

29

iii)

MACs

46

iv)

ADs

03

v)

Sub Centres

155

15. Other Infrastructure

i)

Shrines

02

ii)

Tourist Spot

02