Urwan

Village in Jharkhand, India

Urwan

Village

Urwan

Location in Jharkhand, India

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Urwan

Urwan (India)

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Coordinates: 24°21′29″N 85°27′56″E﻿ / ﻿24.357983°N 85.465444°E﻿ / 24.357983; 85.465444
Country|  India
State| Jharkhand
District| Koderma
Population

(2011)

• Total| 5,120
Languages (*For language details see Chandwara (community development block)#Language and religion)

• Official| Hindi, Urdu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

825409

Telephone/ STD code| 06543
Vehicle registration| JH 12
Lok Sabha constituency| Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Barhi
Website| koderma.nic.in
urwan

Urwan is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Geography

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8km
5miles

Sakri River

Barakar River

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

Koderma Thermal Power Station

Tilaiya
Dam

Karma

Bekobar

Domchanch

Jhumri Telaiya

Kodarma

Urwan

Tilaiya

Satgawan

Nawalsahi

Nawadih

Markacho

Jainagar

Dhab

Chandwara

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

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Urwan is located at 24°21′29″N 85°27′56″E﻿ / ﻿24.357983°N 85.465444°E﻿ / 24.357983; 85.465444.

### Overview

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Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.[1][2][3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

## Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Urwan had a total population of 5,120, of which 2,649 (52%) were males and 2,471 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,003. The total number of literate persons in Urwan was 2,832 (68.79% of the population over 6 years).[4]

## Transport

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There is a station at Urwan on the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line.[5]

## Tourism

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Jharkhand State Tourism Department has developed a ‘Tourist complex’ at Urwan.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. ^ "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. ^ "73371 => 53371 Koderma-Barkakhana Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
6. ^ "Welcome to Koderma". Urwan Tourist Complex. jharkahnddarshan.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district, North Chotanagpur division

Cities, towns and locations in Magadh division
Cities, towns and locations in Giridih district Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district

Cities, municipal
and census towns|

* Bekobar
* Domchanch
* Jhumri Telaiya
* Karma
* Kodarma

Divisions of Jharkhand

Locations
other than cities and towns|

* Chandwara
* Dhab
* Jainagar
* Markacho
* Nawadih
* Nawadih Satgawan
* Nawalsahi
* Satgawan
* Tilaiya
* Urwan

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* Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district
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