Garhwa district

District of Jharkhand in India

Garhwa district

District of Jharkhand

Location of Garhwa district in Jharkhand

Country|  India
State|  Jharkhand
Division| Palamu
Headquarters| Garhwa
Government

• District magistrate| Shri Shekhar Jamuar (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police| Shri Deepak Kumar Pandey (IPS)
Area

• Total

| 4,044 km2 (1,561 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,322,784
• Density| 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Demographics

• Literacy| 60.33%
• Sex ratio| 933
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways| NH 39, NH 343
Website| http://garhwa.nic.in

Garhwa District is one of the twenty-four districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Garhwa District is part of the Palamu division and has its administrative headquarters in Garhwa City.

## History

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The Garhwa District was established on April 1, 1991, from the former Palamu district, by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. It has been a part of the Red Corridor since 2011.[1]

## Administration

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The Garhwa district includes three subdivisions: Garhwa, Nagar Untari and Ranka, which are further divided into 20 blocks.

This district comprises a 156-gram panchayat and 916 villages.

It has three police sub-divisions: Garhwa, Shree Banshidhar Nagar and Ranka, with 18 police stations in Bhandaria, Ramkanda, Chinia, Dandai, Danda, Kandi, Bardiha, Ketar, Kharaundhi, Bhawnathpur, Dhurki, Ramna, Bishunpura, Garhwa, Manjhiaon Garhwa, Meral, Shree Banshidhar Nagar and Ranka.

Below is the list of blocks in Garhwa district:

1. Bhandaria
2. Danda
3. Garhwa
4. Manjhiaon
5. Ramkanda
6. Bishunpura
7. Bhawnathpur
8. Dandai
9. Kandi
10. Meral
11. Ramna
12. Ketar
13. Sagma
14. Chinia
15. Dhurki
16. Kharaundhi
17. Shree Banshidhar Nagar
18. Ranka
19. Bardiha
20. Bargarh

## Geography

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The Garhwa district lies between 23° 60’ and 24° 39’ north latitude and 83° 22’ and 84° 00’ east longitude. It is bordered by the Son River to the north, the Palamau district of Jharkhand state to the east, the Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh state to the south, and the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh to the west.

## Economy

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In 2006, the Indian government named Garhwa District one of the 250 most backward districts in the country, out of a total of 640.[2] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand state currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

## Transport

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Garhwa is well-connected to roads and railways. Daily bus services are available from Ranchi and the much bigger districts of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar, but road connections in this district are not as high quality as others in the state. The district is connected to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and Ranchi in Jharkhand by National Highway No. 39. There are 210 km of state highway, 55 km of national highway (NH-39) and 96.95 km of district roads. There is a total of 190 km link roads and corridors.[3]

The nearest airport is located at Varanasi (140 km). Garhwa Railway Station is a major railhead of the Eastern Railway zone. National Highway 39 passes through Garhwa.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901| 185,046| —
1911| 205,225| +1.04%
1921| 218,858| +0.65%
1931| 244,325| +1.11%
1941| 272,376| +1.09%
1951| 294,170| +0.77%
1961| 358,877| +2.01%
1971| 466,404| +2.66%
1981| 606,759| +2.67%
1991| 801,350| +2.82%
2001| 1,035,464| +2.60%
2011| 1,322,784| +2.48%
source:[4]

Religions in Garhwa district (2011)[5]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 83.50%
Islam |

| 14.72%
Christianity |

| 1.30%
Other or not stated |

| 0.48%

According to the 2011 census, Garhwa district has a population of 1,322,784, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[6] or the US state of New Hampshire.[7] This number gives it a ranking of 368th in India, out of a total of 640. The district has a population density of 327 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.71%. Garhwa has a sex ratio of 933 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 60.33%. 5.27% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.19% and 15.56% of the population respectively.[8]

Languages of Garhwa district (2011)[9]

1. Hindi (54.52%)
2. Magahi (26.24%)
3. Bhojpuri (7.29%)
4. Sadri (5.39%)
5. Urdu (5.29%)
6. Others (1.27%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 54.52% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 26.24% Magahi, 7.29% Bhojpuri, 5.39% Sadri and 5.29% Urdu as their first language. Another 11,400 speak Kurukh.[9]

## Politics

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Garhwa has two assembly constituencies, Garhwa and Bhawanthpur. Both are part of Palamu Lok Sabha constituency, whose MP is Vishnu Dayal Ram from the BJP.

This section is transcluded from 6th Jharkhand Assembly. (edit | history)

District  | No.  | Constituency  | Name  | Party  | Alliance  | Remarks

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Garhwa | 80  | Garhwa | Satyendra Nath Tiwari |  | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | NDA |
81  | Bhawanathpur | Anant Pratap Deo |  | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |  | MGB |

## Towns and villages

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* Garhwa
* Hoor
* Sirhe

## See also

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* Palamu district
* Jharkhand
* Nagar Untari

Giridih

## References

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1. ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
2. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
3. ^ "Communication::GARHWA district, Jharkhand, India::". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
4. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Jharkhand". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est."
7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Hampshire 1,316,470"
8. ^ "District Census Handbook: Garhwa" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

## External links

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* Official district government website

Places adjacent to Garhwa district

| Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh | Rohtas district, Bihar |

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Garhwa district

| Palamu district
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Surguja district, Chhattisgarh |  | Latehar district

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State of Jharkhand

Capital: Ranchi

Topics|

* History
* Government
* Geography
* Education
* People
* Tourism
* Highest point
* Cities by area

Divisions
and
Districts|

| Palamu|

* Garhwa
* Palamu
* Latehar

|

North
Chotanagpur|

* Chatra
* Hazaribagh
* Giridih
* Koderma
* Dhanbad
* Bokaro
* Ramgarh

South
Chotanagpur|

* Ranchi
* Lohardaga
* Gumla
* Simdega
* Khunti

Kolhan|

* West Singhbhum
* Seraikela Kharsawan
* East Singhbhum

Santhal
Pargana|

* Deoghar
* Jamtara
* Dumka
* Godda
* Pakur
* Sahebganj

Major cities|

* Jamshedpur
* Dhanbad
* Ranchi
* Bokaro
* Deoghar
* Phusro
* Hazaribagh
* Giridih
* Ramgarh
* Medininagar
* Sahebganj
* Chaibasa
* Dumka

* v
* t
* e

Cities and towns in Palamu division

Garhwa district|

* Garhwa
* Sinduria

Latehar district|

* Balumath
* Barwadih
* Chandwa
* Latehar
* Netarhat

Palamu district|

* Daltonganj
* Deorikalan
* Hussainabad
* Rajhara

Related topics|

* Palamu Division topics

Cities and towns
in other divisions|

* North Chotanagpur
* Kolhan
* Santhal Parganas
* South Chotanagpur

* v
* t
* e

Palamu division topics

General|

* Betla National Park
* Palamau Tiger Reserve
* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Palamu Forts

Districts|

* Garhwa
* Latehar
* Palamu
* List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Community development
blocks|

| Latehar|

* Balumath
* Chandwa

|

Palamu|

* Bishrampur
* Chainpur
* Chatarpur
* Daltanganj
* Hussainabad
* Lesliganj
* Manatu
* Pandu
* Panki
* Patan
* Satbarwa

Rivers, waterfalls, dams|

* Amanat
* Auranga
* Burha
* Damodar
* Kanhar
* North Koel
* Son
* Punpun
* Lodh or Burhaghaugh Falls
* Lower Ghaghri Falls

Languages, people|

* Hindi
* Kurukh
* Mundari
* Sadri
* Santali

Transport|

* National Highway 75
* National Highway 138
* National Highway 22
* South Eastern Railway zone

Mining activities|

* Daltonganj Coalfield

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Palamu

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies|

| Chatra|

* Latehar
* Panki
* Manika

|

Palamu|

* Daltonganj
* Garhwa
* Bhawanathpur
* Chhatarpur
* Hussainabad

See also|

* Cities and towns in Palamu Division
* Villages in Palamu district
* Son Basin

Other divisions|

* North Chotanagpur
* South Chotanagpur
* Kolhan
* Santhal Pargana

* v
* t
* e

Son basin

Rivers|

* Auranga
* Amanat
* Burha
* Kanhar
* North Koel
* Rihand
* Son

Dams, barrages|

* Bansagar Dam
* Indrapuri Barrage
* Rihand Dam

Geographical features|

* Maikal Hills
* Kaimur Range
* Chota Nagpur Plateau

Riparian districts|

| Madhya Pradesh|

* Anuppur
* Shahdol
* Sidhi
* Singrauli

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Chhattisgarh|

* Jaspur
* Surguja

Uttar Pradesh|

* Sonbhadra

Jharkhand|

* Garhwa
* Palamu
* Ranchi
* Gumla

Bihar|

* Aurangabad
* Rohtas
* Arwal
* Bhojpur
* Patna

Languages/people|

* Baiga
* Gondi people
* Kurukh
* Munda
* Hindi
* Bagheli
* Bhojpuri

Coalfields|

* Sohagpur
* Umaria
* Singrauli

Transport|

* NH 75
* Grand Trunk Road
* NH 2
* NH 30
* NH 98
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Grand Chord
* Gaya–Mughalsarai section
* Koilwar Bridge
* Nehru Setu
* Jawahar Setu

Other basins|

* Damodar
* Godavari
* Kosi
* Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani
* Narmada

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