Palamau is one of the twenty-four districts of jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar, situated on the Koel River.
History
The Palamu district have site of Neolithic and chalcolithic settlement in the confluence of Son and North Koel river in Kabra-Kala mound.
During medival period Chero dynasty was ruling in the region which had become tributaries of Mughal empire during rule of Shahjahan and East India Company. In 1812 East India company took direct control of the region.
Geography
The district lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by Sone River & Bihar and on the east by the Chatra and Hazaribagh districts, on the south by Latehar District and on the west by Garhwa District.
National protected area
Betla National Park
Administration
Blocks/Mandals/Taluka
Palamau district consists of 21 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Palamau district:
Bishrampur block
Chainpur block
Chatarpur block
Medininagar block
Haidernagar block
Hariharganj block
Hussainabad block
Lesliganj block
Manatu block
Mohammadganj block
Naudiha Bazar block
Nawa Bazar block
Padwa block
Pandu block
Panki block
Patan block
Pipra block
Satbarwa block
Tarhasi block
Untari Road block
Ramgarh
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Palamau one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). .
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Palamau district has a population of 2,436,319, giving it a ranking of 243rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 381 inhabitants per square kilometre (990/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.94%. Palamu has a sex ratio of 929 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.5%.
Education
The only university in Medininagar is Nilamber-Pitamber University, created on the 17th of January, 2009. The Chief Minister of Jharkhand declared that the Nilamber-Pitamber University would be set up in Medininagar in 2001. There are 66 primary schools, 30 middle schools, 17 Navsirijit schools, 10 high schools and 1 Engineering College in the Medininagar block.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palamu_district
