Palkot block

The Palkot block is one of the eleven administrative blocks of Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand, India. With a population of of 61,388 (1991 census), the block comprises seventy-three villages. Mount Risyamook, mentioned in the Ramayana, is located in the Palkot block, which was, of sorts, the capital of the Chhotanagpur pleatau until the 20th century. The "Nagvanshi" rajas ruled from Palkot.

In the first census of India in 1872, the Palkot block was one of the three major towns in Jharkhand, having the first police station (Thana) in the state, as well as the first middle school. Today, Palkot is known for containing the headquarter of the social organisation AHEAD, the Association for Human, Ecological and Agricultural Development, founded by the social activist Brajesh Mishra.

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