had pucca (paved) village roads, 37 villages had bus service (public/ private), 4 villages had autos/ modified autos, 24 villages had taxis/ vans, 66 villages had tractors, 20 villages had navigable waterways. 9 villages had bank branches, 3 village had ATMs, 27 villages had agricultural credit societies, 266 villages had cinema/ video halls, 19 villages had public libraries, public reading room. 108 villages had public distribution system, 33 villages had weekly haat (market) and 4 villages had assembly polling stations. Agriculture Pakur is predominantly a hilly district. There is a narrow fertile alluvial tract bordering the Ganges Feeder Canal. While the hills stretch from the north to the south-east, the rest is rolling area, which is less conducive to agricultural operations than the alluvial strip. The net sown area of the district is around 28%. Thus though the district is predominantly agricultural it offers only limited opportunities to the people. Many people from the district migrate to the neighbouring districts of West Bengal during the agricultural seasons. In Maheshpur CD block 36.66% of the total area is cultivable area and 14.58% of the cultivable area is irrigated area. Stone chips industry Pakur is a centre of mining of black stone which is in great demand in the construction industry. There are four circles for mining of stone – Pakur, Hiranpur, Mahespur and Pakuria. Stone chips are mined in Maheshpur circle at villages such as Ambaipahari, Arjundaha, Bagmura, Balliapatra, Chandpur, Dhabdangal, Dumarghati, Dumkadanga, Huliapatra, Harishpur, Kashinathpur, Nimchua, Mohulpahari, Rolagram, Sopram (Chhota Dumarghtti), Sundarpahari, Sriramgaria and Indranpahari. Backward Regions Grant Fund Pakur district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand. Education Maheshpur CD block had 39 villages with pre-primary schools, 225 villages with primary schools, 67 villages with middle schools, 9 villages with secondary schools, 3 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college, 1 special school for disabled, 94 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Healthcare Maheshpur CD block had 4 villages with primary health centres, 22 villages with primary health subcentres, 4 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 2 villages with TB clinics,