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Mandro

Mandro
Community development block
Mandro is located in Jharkhand
Mandro
Mandro
Mandro is located in India
Mandro
Mandro
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 25°8′37″N 87°29′55″E / 25.14361°N 87.49861°E / 25.14361; 87.49861Coordinates: 25°8′37″N 87°29′55″E / 25.14361°N 87.49861°E / 25.14361; 87.49861
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Government
 • Type Community development block
Elevation 38 m (125 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 75,659
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 28,361 (46.03%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code 06436
Vehicle registration JH 18
Lok Sabha constituency Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Rajmahal
Website sahibganj.nic.in
CD Block

Mandro is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Sahibganj subdivision of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 18 km from Sahibganj, the district headquarters.

Mandro, the CD Block headquarters, is located at 25°8′37″N 87°29′55″E / 25.14361°N 87.49861°E / 25.14361; 87.49861.

The district can be divided into two regions, one of which covers Borio, Mandro, Barhait, Pathna and Taljhari CD Blocks, and lies under the Damin-i-koh area. Dense forests coveing the hills and slopes have thinned out. Paddy is cultivated in the valleys and on the hill tops the inhabitants grow barbatti and maize. Paharias, Mal Paharias and Santhalis generally inhabit the area.

Mandro CD Block has 228 gram panchayats, 179 inhabited (chiragi) and 49 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.

As per 2011 Census of India Mandro CD Block had a total population of 75,659, all of which were rural. There were 38,114 (50 %) males and 37,545 (50 %) females. Population below 6 years was 14,042. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,149 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 41,176.

Mandro Damin Bazar had a population of 1,178 in 2011.

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Mandro CD Block was 28,361 (46.03 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 17,373 (61 %) were males and 10,988 (39 %) were females.


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