villages had autos/ modified autos, 9 villages had taxi/vans, 18 villages had tractors. 5 villages had bank branches, 1 village had agricultural credit society. 8 villages had public distribution system, 74 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 Lapung CD block, 47.14% of the total area was cultivable, in 2011. Out of this, 12.01% 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. Education Lapung CD block had 5 villages with pre-primary schools, 72 villages with primary schools, 30 villages with middle schools, 7 villages with secondary schools, 2 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with non-formal training centre, 1 village with special school for disabled, 6 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Healthcare Lapung CD block had 2 villages with primary health centres, 16 villages with primary health subcentres, 6 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 7 villages with allopathic hospitals, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 1 village with family welfare centre, 28 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included References Community development blocks in Ranchi district