Garhwa district

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Garhwa district
District of Jharkhand
Garhwa in Jharkhand (India).svg
Location of Garhwa district in Jharkhand
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Government banner of Jharkhand.png 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
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 60.33%
 • Sex ratio933
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.

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History

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

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

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

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901185,046—    
1911205,225+1.04%
1921218,858+0.65%
1931244,325+1.11%
1941272,376+1.09%
1951294,170+0.77%
1961358,877+2.01%
1971466,404+2.66%
1981606,759+2.67%
1991801,350+2.82%
20011,035,464+2.60%
20111,322,784+2.48%
source: [4]
Religions in Garhwa district (2011) [5]
ReligionPercent
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]

   Hindi (54.52%)
   Magahi (26.24%)
   Bhojpuri (7.29%)
   Sadri (5.39%)
   Urdu (5.29%)
  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

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.

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

Towns and villages

See also

Giridih

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  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.
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  9. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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