Deori is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills or Shikharji rises to a height of 4,480 feet in the south-eastern part of the district. The district is thickly forested. Amongst the natural resources, it has coal and mica. Inaugurating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 lakh BPL families in Jharkhand. There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%. Maoist activities Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. , Giridih was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state., Giridih was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. In 2017, the Moists, in Giridih district, have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods. Geography Deori is located at . Deori CD block is bounded by Kawakole CD block, in Nawada district of Bihar and Khara CD block, in Jamui district of Bihar, on the north, Sono and Chakai CD blocks, of Jamui district of Bihar, on the east, Jamua and Dhanwar CD blocks on the south and Tisri CD block on the west. Deori CD block has an area of 423.61 km2. It has 27 gram panchayats, and 269 inhabited villages. Deori and Bhelwaghati police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Deori. 22.09% of the area has forest cover. The main river in Deori CD block is Kunda. Gram panchayats in Deori CD block are:Khatori, Jamkhukharo, Chiknadih, Manikbad, Bairiya, Barwabad, Salaiyadih (Khorodih), Marudih, Harladih, Dhengadih, Sikrudih, Tilakdih, Bhelwaghati, Guniyathar, Ghaskaridih, Ghose, Jamdiha, Asko, Nekpur, Parsatand, Bedodih, Hariyadih, Chahal, Chatro, Gadidighi, Bansdih and Kosogondo Dighi. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Deori CD block had a total population of 182,527, all of which were rural. There were 94,686 (52%) males and 87,841 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was