post offices, 17 villages had telephones (land lines), 59 villages had mobile phone coverage. 68 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 29 villages had bus service (public/ private), 26 villages had autos/ modified autos, 17 villages had taxi/vans, 27 villages had tractors. 10 villages had bank branches, 4 villages had agricultural credit societies, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 1 village had public distribution system, 70 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 Angara CD block, 19.06% of the total area was cultivable, in 2011. Out of this, 11.03% 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 Angara CD block had 9 villages with pre-primary schools, 75 villages with primary schools, 48 villages with middle schools, 9 villages with secondary schools, 1 village with senior secondary school, 7 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand Healthcare Angara CD block had 7 villages with primary health centres, 19 villages with primary health subcentres, 7 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 15 villages with allopathic hospitals, 6 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with veterinary hospitals, 4 villages with family welfare centres, 7 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included References Community development blocks in Ranchi district