DISTRICT PROFILE


1. Name of the District : Godda
2. Geographical Position*

North Latitude Between 24゜.47’ to 25゜.23’ East Longitude Between 87゜.08’ to 87゜.48’


3. Total Geographical area : 211040 (ha)
4. District Headquarters name : Godda
5. Demographic details :


S. No Particulars Value
i) Population
Male 544043
Female 503896
Total Population 1047939
Rural 1010931
Urban 37008
ii) Population density / Sq. km
iii) Literates
Male (%) 58.07%
Female (%) 27.96%
Total (%) 43.73%
iv) Details on SC/ST population
ST 247538 (23.62%)
SC 89678 (8.56%)
Total Population 337216
Literacy rate (%)
Male 42.22
Female 28.46
Total 35.34
v) Labour profile
a) Total workers 255222
b) Male workers 175373
c) Female workers 79849
d) Rural workers 208903
e) Urban workers 46379
f) Cultivators 556311
g) Agricultural Labourers 125523
h) Household industry 3589
i) Other workers 90987
j) Marginal workers 42321
k) Non-workers 256321
vi) Average labour wages for farm operations (Rs./manday of seven to nine hours) Skilled job Unskilled job
Peak seasons
Male 110 90
Female 110 65
Lean seasons
Male 90 90
Female 60 55
Average labour wages for farm operations (Rs./manday of five to six hours) Skilled job Unskilled job
Peak seasons
Male 70 50
Female 50 40
Lean seasons
Male 50 40
Female 40 40
vii) Major languages spoken in the district Hindi, Santhai, Pahariya
viii) Details on Birth-Death Rate (per 1000 population)
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate 46
Expectation of life in years 64
Male 58
Female 55

6. Taluka details



S. No Name of the taluk Total area in ha Taluk HQ
1.         Godda 15678.38 Godda
2.         Poreyahat 47050.5 Poreyahat
3.         Sunderpahari 127 sqm Sunderpahari
4.         Meharma 32536.42 Meharma
5.         Mehgama - Mehgama
6.         Pathargama 59378.86 Pathargama
7.         Thakurgangti - Thakurgangti
8.         Boarijore - Boarijore
9.         Basantrai - Basantrai

10. Block details



S. No Name of the block Total area in ha Number of Panchayats Number of Villages Total Population inclusive of SC / ST population SC / ST population
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1.     Godda 15678.38 32 188 215831 113211 329042 23299 21972 45271
2.     Poreyahat 47050.5 12 65 154420 79132 75288 33817 33742 62407
3.     Sunderpahari 127 sqm 13 205 53327 27255 26072 21839 21260 43099
4.     Meharma 32536.42 23 137 115855 61387 54468 13603 12989 26594
5.     Mehgama - 29 238 150701 78197 72504 14925 13639 28559
6.     Pathargama 59378.86 32 220 167075 86517 80558 19195 18682 37877
7.     Thakurgangti - 16 131 77505 40271 37234 8644 8351 16995
8.     Boarijore - 113225 58073 55152 35947 35315 71262
9.     Basantrai - - - - - - - - -

11. Block wise Literacy Rate (%)



S. No Name of the block Other than SC / ST population SC / ST population Total Literacy Rate
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1.         Godda - - - - - - 65 35 52.46
2.         Poreyahat - - - - - - 70 30 40.66
3.         Sunderpahari - - - - - - 80 20 27.55
4.         Meharma - - - - - - 65 35 44.43
5.         Mehgama - - - - - - 65 35 45.8
6.         Pathargama - - - - - - 70 30 44.85
7.         Thakurgangti - - - - - - 65 35 43.37
8.         Boarijore - - - - - - 70 30 33.56
9.         Basantrai - - - - - - - - -

10. Educational and other infrastructural facilities of latest available year



S. No Particulars Numbers / Values
1. Educational facilities
a) Pre-primary -
b) Primary 130
c) Middle 41
d) High 14
e) Higher-Secondary 3
2. Professional colleges
a) Medical Homeopathic college
b) Engineering -
c) Agriculture Under Progress
d) Veterinary / Fisheries -
e) Others (Please specify) -
3. Number of Arts and Science Colleges
4. Institutional Credit Facility
a) Name of the Lead Bank Allahabad Bank
b) Number of branches of lead bank in the district 3
c) Other Commercial Banks 60
d) Primary Land Development Bank -
e) District Central Co-operative Banks 21
f) Urban Banks 5
g) Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society 2
h) Housing Co-operative Societies -
i) Employees Co-operative Societies -
j) Weavers Co-operative Society 32
k) Industrial Co-operative Society -
l) Khadi and Village Industries Societies -
m) Industrial Co-operative Societies -
n) Primary Co-operative Stores -
o) Co-operative Sugar mills -
q) Other Marketing Society (please specify) 78

5 Agricultural Marketing and Processing
a) Number of Regulated Markets -
b) Number of Co-operative Marketing Society -
c) Number of Permanent Markets / Central Markets -
d) Number of weekly markets / shandies 35
e) Number of drying yards -
f) Number of storage godowns 5
g) Number of cold storage units for agricultural produce -
h) Number of agro based / agri-based processing industries -
i) Small scale -
ii) Medium scale -
iii) Large scale -

11. Agro-climatic features



a) Rainfall pattern during 2009-10 or latest available year

S.No Month Rainfall in m.m
Actual Normal % deviation
1 January - 33.05 100
2 February 4.76 5.6 10
3 March 7.18 3.2 50
4 April - 24.6 100
5 May 118 80.06 20
6 June 32 235.13 80
7 July 193.46 261.14 25
8 August 239.44 222.92 4
9 September 169.07 102.5 40
10 October 87.86 69.28 30
11 November 6 3.4 50
12 December - - -

b) Temperature prevailed during 2009-10 or latest available year



Sl. No Month Mean Maximum ° C Mean Minimum ° C
Actual Normal % deviation Actual Normal % deviation
1 January 19.68 - - 9.78 - -
2 February 27.67 - - 13.42 - -
3 March 36.29 - - 14.96 - -
4 April 39.2 - - 27.35 - -
5 May 37.32 - - 27.88 - -
6 June 40.2 - - 28.4 - -
7 July 36.05 - - 29.75 - -
8 August 34.45 - - 26 - -
9 September 34.45 - - 28.45 - -
10 October 31.9 - - 25.6 - -
11 November 26.75 - - 20.55 - -
12 December 24.5 - - 15.4 - -

c) Relative humidity during 2009-10 or latest available year



Sl. No Month Average Relative humidity (%)
Actual Normal % deviation
1 January NA NA NA
2 February NA NA NA
3 March NA NA NA
4 April NA NA NA
5 May NA NA NA
6 June NA NA NA
7 July NA NA NA
8 August NA NA NA
9 September NA NA NA
10 October NA NA NA
11 November NA NA NA
12 December NA NA NA

12. Land details


a) Nine fold classification of land and other land details during 2009-10 or latest available year



S.No Particulars Area in ha % to the Total geographical area
1 Total geographical area 211040
2 Area under Forest 23397 11.08
3 Barren and uncultivable land 17518 8.3
4 Land put into non-agricultural uses 19756 9.36
5 Cultivable waste 9135 4.32
6 Permanent pastures and other grazing lands 1971 0.93
7 Miscellaneous tree crops and grooves not included in the net area sown - -
8 Current Fallow 23224 11
9 Other Fallow - -
10 Net Area Sown 1,31,140 62.14
11 Area sown more than once 4956.81 23.48
12 Gross Cropped Area 136096.81

b) Details on operational holdings 2009-10 or latest available yesr


Sl. No Classification category Category area* Operational area in ha % to total operational area Number of holdings % to total number of holdings
1 Marginal < 1ha 38400 23.62
2 Small 1-2 ha 31763 19.54
3 Small-medium 2-5 ha - -
4 Medium 5-10 ha 17884 11
5 Large >10 ha 10668 6.56
Total 84155 51.77

*Category area varies between states

12) Irrigation Resources


S. No Particulars Number Other related particulars Value / details
1 Canals
Government Length in km
Private Length in km
2 Tanks
< 40 ha 2222
=>40 ha 1835 - -
3 Wells 5483
Open wells 5483
Bore wells 4822
Dug cum bore wells
Tube wells
Filter point tube wells
Artisan wells
4 Other major sources if any -

13) Soil resources and type *


S. No Name of the block Soil type Major nutrients which are deficient Micro-nutrients which are deficient
1.           Godda B, Mo, Zn
2.           Poreyahat
3.           Sunderpahari
4.           Meharma
5.           Mehgama
6.           Pathargama
7.           Thakurgangti
8.           Boarijore
9.           Basantrai

* PLEASE INCLUDE DISTRICT SOIL PROFILE MAP HERE


14) Area (ha), production (tonnes) and productivity (kg/ha) of major crops for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)


S. No Crop Net Area Sown (ha) Area sown more than once (ha) Total Cropped Area (ha) Cropping Intensity (%) Production (tonnes) Productivity (kg/ha)
1.   Paddy  41800  0 41800  100 797342.5 19.07
2.   Maize  150 100  250  140 6250 25
3.   Wheat  950  0 950  100 19000 20
4.   Arhar 4000 0 4000  100 24000 6
5.   Urd 1000 0 1000  100 6000 1
6.   Moong 750 0 750  100 4500 6
7.   Kulthi 1100 0 1100 100 4400 4
8.   Gram 675 0 675 100 10125 15
9.   Lentil 330 0 330 100 2640 8
10.   Pea 120 0 120 100 1800 15
11.   Mustard 600 0 600 100 3000 5
12.   Linseed 300 0 300 100 1500 5

15) Area under irrigation for major crops for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)


Sl. No Crop Total Cropped Area (ha) Irrigated area (ha) % of irrigation
1.        Paddy 41800 10500 40
2.        Maize 250 50 20
3.        Wheat 950 950 100%
4.        Arhar 4000 - 0
5.        Urd 1000 - 0
6.        Moong 750 75 10
7.        Kulthi 1100 - 0
8.        Gram 675 - 0
9.        Lentil 330 - 0
10.    Pea 120 120 100
11.    Mustard 600 60 10
12.    Linseed 300 - 0

Source : District Agriculture Deptt., Godda

16) Area under HYV /hybrids for major crops for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)

Sl. No Crop Gross Cropped Area (ha) Area under HYV / hybrids (ha) %
1.         Paddy 41800 8400 20
2.         Maize 250 125 50
3.         Wheat 950 770 80
4.         Arhar 4000 400 10
5.         Urd 1000 50 5
6.         Moong 750 150 20
7.         Kulthi 1100 0 0
8.         Gram 675 260 40
9.         Lentil 330 33 10
10.     Pea 120 72 60
11.     Mustard 600 120 20
12.     Linseed 300 15 5

Note : Field assessment:


17) Farm Gate Price of major crops during for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)


S. No Crop Farm Gate Price (Rs/kg) Wholesale price (Rs/kg) Retail price (Rs/kg)
1. Cereals
a) Paddy 10 8 12
b) Maize 5 4 7
c) Wheat 10 8 13
2. Pulses
a) Arhar 36 32 40
b) Urd 34 32 38
c) Moong 34 32 38
d) Kulthi 34 32 38
e) Gram 30 28 34
f) Lentil 30 28 34
g) Pea 30 28 34
3. Oilseeds
a) Mustard 16 15 20
b) Linseed 14 12 16
4. Vegetables
a) Potato 6 5 8
b) Brinjal 5 5 7
c) Lady finger 5 4 7
d) Cow pea 12 11 14
f) Bottle gourd 8 6 10
g) Bitter gourd 6 4 12
5. Fruits
a) Guava 12 10 16
b) Papaya 10 8 14
c) Mango 18 16 22
6. Commercial including sugar and fibre crops
a) Mesta 7 6 9
7. Spices and Plantation Crops
a) Chilli 20 18 24
b) Ginger 80 70 90
c) Garlic 20 15 30
d) Onion 10 7 12
e) Fenugreek 48 40 52
8. Others pl. specify

Note : Field assessment:


18) Livestock and poultry population (in ‘000) for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)


S. No Name of the Block Cow Buffalo Sheep Goat Poultry Pigs
1.      Godda 66184 15052 190 29108 78320 6082
2.      Poreyahat 60302 13725 1200 30182 75180 8579
3.      Sunderpahari 25149 5759 830 12334 30444 4221
4.      Meharma 44638 10182 205 21390 53240 6867
5.      Mehgama 56179 12840 110 26320 68130 4894
6.      Pathargama 62041 14169 135 28844 79136 6607
7.      Thakurgangti 30941 7085 570 15490 37630 4403
8.      Boarijore 42550 9740 1192 21560 51240 5895
9.      Basantrai

Source : Animal Husbandry Deptt., Godda

19) Livestock and poultry products production for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)


S. No Name of the Block Cows milk in litres Buffalo milk in litres Poultry Sheep and goat Others if any Pl . specify
Eggs in ‘000 numbers Broiler in kgs Live weight in kgs
1.      Godda
2.      Poreyahat
3.      Sunderpahari
4.      Meharma
5.      Mehgama
6.      Pathargama
7.      Thakurgangti
8.      Boarijore
9.      Basantrai

N.B: Not available


20) Any other data / information which is relevant to be included may also please be included