In Amrapara circle, Eastern Coalfields Limited operates Chilgo and other collieries, which are part of Rajmahal coalfield. Panem Coal operates the Pachhwara Central project with reserves of 562 million tonnes of coal at Panchuara. 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 Amrapara CD block 18.79% of the total area is cultivable area and 1.85% 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 Amrapara CD block had 6 villages with pre-primary schools, 96 villages with primary schools, 43 villages with middle schools, 5 villages with secondary schools, 25 villages with no educational facility. Healthcare Amrapara CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 19 villages with primary health subcentres, 5 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 3 villages with TB clinics, 5 villages with allopathic hospitals, 8 villages with dispensaries, 3 villages with veterinary hospitals, 5 villages with family welfare centres, 13 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included References Community development blocks in Pakur district