Located at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft), the general slope of the district is from north to south.

Red laterite acidic soil predominates in an area that is primarily dependent upon rain-fed agriculture.

[1] In the extreme south of the district some portions of Tandwa CD Block are part of North Karanpura Coalfield.

5 persons were killed in Chatra district in 2012, but Maoist activities, such as arms training camps and organisation of ‘Jan Adalats’ (kangaroo courts) were on the decline.

[3] As of 2016, Chatra was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.

[1] Gram panchayats of Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Nawadih Panari, Jabra, Meerpur, Nawadih, Daha, Gerua, Lenjwa, Genjina, Pandepura Khurd, Baluri, Auru, Khuntikewal Khurd, Dumrikala, Chakla, Karma, Karailibar, Jori Kalan, Salaiya, Joldiha, Dantar, Painikala, Kataiya, Tawagada, Kobna, Kedikala, Tihet, Uraili and Gosaidih.

[1] According to the 2011 Census of India, Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD block had a total population of 187,590, all of which were rural.

[16] Total number of BPL households in Hunterganj CD block in 2002-2007 was 21,006.

[20] There are 250 inhabited villages in Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj) CD block.

Other important crops grown are bajra, maize and pulses (mainly arhar and gram).

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

*Note: Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand R.N.M.