Bargarwa

Bargawan
Census Town
Bargawan Location in Jharkhand, India3 Show map of Jharkhand Bargawan Bargawan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°19′20″N85°22′51″E / 23.32232°N 85.38089°E / 23.32232; 85.38089
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Area
• Total	4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,615
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Namkum#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	834010
Telephone/ STD code	0651
Vehicle registration	JH 01
Literacy	89.53%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Khijri
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Bargawan {also called Bargawan} is a census town in the Namkum CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Barganwa is located at 23°19′20″N85°22′51″E / 23.32232°N 85.38089°E / 23.32232; 85.38089 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. ^[1] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. ^{[2] [3]} There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. ^[4] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population. ^[5]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bargawan had a total population of 8,615, of which 4,538 (53%) were males and 4,077 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,002. The total number of literate persons in Bargarwa was 6,816 (89.53% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi, Bargawan covered an area of 4.86 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,392 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 2 maternity homes, 2 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 secondary schools. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it produced was mineral water. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank. ^[7]

Education

Project High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Bargawan in 1977.It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. It has a playground and a library with 251 books. ^[8]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
3. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 374060, page 28-29. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 675-681. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
8. "Project High School Barganwa". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 September 2021.