According to the District Human Development Report, “more people are now engaged in non-agricultural activities, such as fishing, retail sales, vegetable vending, selling milk, and so on. As all these activities are at the lower end of the spectrum of marketable skills, it remains doubtful if these activities generate enough return for their family’s sustenance.” Birbhum 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 11 districts of West Bengal. Murarai II CD block has 3 ferry services and 13 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 8 km from block headquarters. Raghunathpur-Murarai Road and Chatra-Hyatnagar Road cross near Paikar. In 2013-14, Murarai II CD block had 87 primary schools with 16,271 students, 27 middle schools with 1,093 students, 8 high schools with 10,012 students and 8 higher secondary schools with 8,595 students. Murarai II CD Block had 1 technical/ professional institution with 62 students and 305 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,259 students  As per the 2011 census, in Murarai II CD Block, amongst the 66 inhabited villages, all villages had a school, 34 villages had more than 1 primary school, 28 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 15 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. 9 villages had senior secondary schools. There was a degree college of art science and commerce in Murarai II CD Block. In 2014, Murarai II CD Block had 1 rural hospital and 4 primary health centres with total 52 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 29 family welfare subcentres. 9,771 patients were treated indoor and 111,875 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. As per 2011 census, in Murarai II CD Block, 6 villages had primary health centres, 24 villages had primary health subcentres, 4 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 1 village had a veterinary hospital, 7 villages had medicine shops and out of the 66 inhabited villages 32 villages had no medical facilities. Paikar Rural Hospital at Paikar has 30 beds. There are primary health centres at Jajigram (10 beds), Rudranagar (10 beds) and Bhimpur (6 beds).