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Hariharganj | |
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Block | |
  Hariharganj Location in Jharkhand, India  Hariharganj Hariharganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°30′N84°16′E / 24.50°N 84.27°E Coordinates: 24°30′N84°16′E / 24.50°N 84.27°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Palamu |
| Block | Hariharganj |
| Government | |
| • Hariharganj | Hariharganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240.72 km2 (92.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 87,499 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 06566 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Website | palamu |
Hariharganj block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. [1] According to census (2001), the block has 13,579 households with aggregate population of 87,499. The block has 194 villages.
Palamau is one of the twenty-four districts of jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar, situated on the Koel River.
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, created on 15 November 2000, from what was previously the southern half of Bihar. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath and Rajrappa are major religious sites.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
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Hariharganj lies on the border of the Palamu district, along the National Highway 139. The people of this region primarily speak Magadhi.
National Highway 139 is a National Highway in India within the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. NH-139 links Rajhara in Jharkhand to Patna, the state capital of Bihar. This 207-kilometre-long (129 mi) highway passes through Arwal, Daudnagar and Aurangabad.
