Gawan, Giridih

See Gawan (disambiguation) for disambiguation

Gawan
Village
Gawan Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Gawan Gawan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°37′17″N85°56′47″E / 24.621333°N 85.946432°E / 24.621333; 85.946432 Coordinates: 24°37′17″N85°56′47″E / 24.621333°N 85.946432°E / 24.621333; 85.946432
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,458
Languages(*For language details see Gawan block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815313 (Gawan)
Telephone/ STD code	06556
Vehicle registration	JH 11
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dhanwar
Website	giridih.nic.in

Gawan is a village in the Gawan CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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

Location

Gawan is located at 24°37′17″N85°56′47″E / 24.621333°N 85.946432°E / 24.621333; 85.946432 .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. ^{[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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gawan had a total population of 7,458, of which 3,917 (53%) were males and 3,541 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,442. The total number of literates in Gawan was 4,032 (67.02% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Gawan police station has jurisdiction over the Gawan CD block. ^[5] According to old British records, Gawan PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870. Prior to that it had a zaminday thana. ^[6]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Gawan CD block are located at Gawan village. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
5. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
6. "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
7. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
8. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 28 November 2017.