across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand. Transport The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line passes through Kanke block with a station at Mesra and halt stations at Hundur and Jhajhitoli. The Barkakana-Koderma sector is in operation and, as of 2021, the Ranchi-Barkakana sector is partially operable and is nearing completion. Education Kanke CD block had 14 villages with pre-primary schools, 89 villages with primary schools, 44 villages with middle schools, 16 villages with secondary schools, 7 villages with senior secondary schools, 3 villages with general degree colleges, 1 village with engineering college, 1 village with polytechnic, 2 villages with vocational training schools/ ITIs, 1 village with non-formal training centre, 1 village with special school for disabled, 14 villages with no educational facilities. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Birla Institute of Technology, established in 1955 by the industrialist B.M.Birla at Mesra, is a deemed university, it offers graduate, post graduate and Ph D programmes. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is an English-medium coeducational institution established at Mesra in 1988. It is a senior secondary school following the Central Board of Secondary Education pattern. Healthcare Kanke CD block had 5 villages with primary health centres, 24 villages with primary health subcentres, 9 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 2 villages with allopathic hospitals, 3 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 17 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included References Community development blocks in Ranchi district