Dhurki Garhwa

Dhurki
Block
Dhurki Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Dhurki Dhurki (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°08′N83°26′E / 24.13°N 83.44°E / 24.13; 83.44
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Block	Dhurki
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	822121
Vehicle registration	JH

Dhurki is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.

About Dhurki Garhwa Jharkhand

Dhurki a Taluka/Block, close to Garhwa, is located 46 km from Garhwa. Dhurki is located in north west of Garhwa. It is one of the border location of Jharkhand.

Languages

Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu; ^[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts. ^[2]

Facilities

• Market: A small market called Dhurki bazar is situated in middle of the block.

See also

• Garhwa district
• Palamu district
• Jharkhand

References

1. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
2. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.