the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still below poverty line." Economy Livelihood In Ratu CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 12,175 and formed 42.05%, agricultural labourers numbered 4,947 and formed 17.09%, household industry workers numbered 621 and formed 2.15% and other workers numbered 11,208 and formed 38.79%. Total workers numbered 28,951 and formed 37.81% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 47,614 and formed 62.19% of the population. Infrastructure There are 37 inhabited villages in Ratu CD block. In 2011, 15 villages had power supply. 15 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 37 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 36 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 4 villages had post offices, 6 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 17 villages had mobile phone coverage. 29 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 12 villages had bus service (public/ private), 15 villages had autos/ modified autos, 3 villages had taxi/vans, 16 villages had tractors. 2 villages had bank branches, 1 village had agricultural credit society, 1 village had public distribution system, 26 villages had assembly polling stations. Agriculture In Ranchi district, 23% of the total area is covered with forests. "With the gradual deforestation of the district, more and more land is being brought under cultivation." Terraced low lands are called don and the uplands are called tanr. The hill streams remain almost dry, except in the rainy season, and does not offer much scope for irrigation. In Ratu CD block, 97.62% of the total area was cultivable, in 2011. Out of this, 34.19% was irrigated land. Backward Regions Grant Fund Ranchi 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. Transport National Highway 39 (Ranchi-Daltonganj), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Ratu block. Education Ratu CD block had 2 villages with pre-primary schools, 33 villages with primary schools, 17 villages with middle schools, 4 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with special schools for disabled, 4 villages with no educational facilities. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Healthcare Ratu CD block had 2