Mahagama (community development block)


Mahagama is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Godda district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 43 km from Godda, the district headquarters.

Geography

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Mahagama CD Block has 23 panchayats and 192 villages.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Mahagama CD Block had a total population of 196,976, of which 186,007 were rural and 10,969 were urban. There were 101,987 males and 94,989 females. Population below 6 years was 39,553. Scheduled Castes numbered 19,433 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 14,010.
In 2011 census Mahagama, a census town in Mahagama CD Block, had a population of 10,969. There were five large villages in Mahagama CD Block : Dighi, Parsa, Banjpur, Nayanagar and Logain.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Mahagama CD Block was 87,627 out of which 54,515 were males and 33,112 were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Godda district was 57.40.Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

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 productivity. A sizable population is also engaged in animal husbandry and cottage industries.

Coal mining

Godda district is rich in coal. A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited is going on in Boarijore, Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD Blocks.
Rajmahal open cast project supplies coal to the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station. Both the power stations are owned by NTPC and the mines are operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited. Opened in 1985, the mine presently produces 10.5 million tonnes annually and efforts are on to raise it to 17 million tonnes per annum.
The two public sector power stations located nearby in West Bengal and Bihar have been facing coal supply problems. Essel Mining and Industries, of the Aditya Birla Group, is likely to take over the operations of the Rajmahal open cut project. It is amongst the larger mines in operation in the country.