Namkum CD block is located on the Ranchi plateau proper.

It has an average elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m) above mean sea level and the land is undulating.

[6] According to the 2011 Census of India, Namkum CD block had a total population of 145,841, of which 118,002 were rural and 27,839 were urban.

[4] As of 2001[update] India census, Namkum has a population of 1,14,397 with 58,968 males and 55,429 females 48.7%.

The percentage of Scheduled Tribes in Ranchi district, in 2011, was 47.67% of the population (rural) in the blocks.

Other tribes included (percentage of population in brackets) Lohra (2.46), Bedia (1.32) and Mahli (1.09).

[8] Census towns in Namkum CD block are as follows (2011 population figure in brackets): Tati (12,878), Ara (6,346) and Bargarwa (8,615).

[4] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Namkum CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Khijri (5,936) and Ulatu (7,812).

The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 18.66%.

The hill streams remain almost dry, except in the rainy season, and does not offer much scope for irrigation.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[26] Balasiring railway station on the Hatia-Rourkela line is located at Pindarkon.