the Maoist commander, on 24 November 2011, was the last major landmark. Geography Jamtoria is located at . The Manbazar II CD block is bounded by the Manbazar I CD block on the north, the Ranibandh CD block, in the Bankura district, on the east, the Bandwan CD block on the south and the Patamda CD block, in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, and the Barabazar CD block on the west. The Manbazar II CD block has an area of 285.81 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 75 gram sansads (village councils), 136 mouzas and 124 inhabited villages. Boro police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Boro. The District Census Handbook shows, in its map, Bargorya as headquarters of the Manbazar II CD block, but the website of the Manabazar II Block Development Officer mentions Boro as headquarters of the block. We are taking the latter information. The Kangsabati Project has submerged large areas of Purulia District in the Manbazar area. Gram panchayats of the Manbazar II block/ panchayat samiti are: Ankro-Borokadam, Bargoria-Jamtoria, Barijagda, Boro-Jaragora, Buribandh, Dighi and Kumari. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India the Manbazar II CD block had a total population of 97,164, all of which were rural. There were 48,943 (50%) males and 48,221 (50%) females. There were 11,839 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 6,321 (6.51%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 47,580 (48.97%). According to the 2001 census, the Manbazar II block had a total population of 85,160, out of which 43,295 were males and 41,865 were females. The Manbazar II block registered a population growth of 7.86 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the Purulia district was 13.96 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Manbazar II CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Ankro (4,581). Other villages in the Manbazar II CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Jamteria (1,813), Dighi (2,110), Boro (1,565), Barkadam (1,059), Kumari (1,288), Bargorya (1,096), Buribandh (1,058), Jaragora (860), Bari (1,731) and Jagda (1,066). Literacy According to the 2011 census the total number of literate persons in the Manbazar II CD block was 51,425 (60.27% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 31,997 (74.64% of the male population