villages had weekly haat (market) and 12 villages had assembly polling stations. Coal mining Simlong and Chatkam collieries and other nearby collieries of Rajmahal coalfield are operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited in Littipara CD block. Simlong Colliery of Eastern Coalfields, in the Cupperbhitta basin of the Rajmahal coalfield, has a rated capacity of 2 million tonnes per year and a peak capacity of 2.3 million tonnes per year. Total mineable reserves are 38.80 million tonnes and, as of 2015–16, the project was expected to have a life of 26 year. 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 Littipara CD block 18.97% of the total area is cultivable area and 3.56% of the cultivable area is irrigated area. 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 Littipara CD block had 26 villages with pre-primary schools, 172 villages with primary schools, 50 villages with middle schools, 2 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with senior secondary schools, 100 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Healthcare Littipara CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres, 22 villages with primary health subcentres, 4 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 2 villages with TB clinics, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 7 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with veterinary hospitals, 3 villages with family welfare centres, 9 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included References Community development blocks in Pakur district