Udhwa

Udhwa Udhua
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Coordinates: 24°58′09″N87°51′23″E / 24.969278°N 87.856278°E / 24.969278; 87.856278
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Named for	Saint Uddhava
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,139
Languages (*For language details see Udhwa (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC5:30 (IST)
PIN	816108
Vehicle registration	JH

Udhwa (also spelled Udhua) is a village in the Uddhwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Etymology

Udhwa is named after saint Uddhava of Mahabharat times, a friend of God Krishna and philosopher of Sankhya Yoga (Samkhya). It is believed that Udhwa was the place of Saint Uddhava.

History

Bridge at Oodooanulla, drawn in 1781. A coloured etching by William Hodges

Battle of Udhwa nala

The Battle of Udhwa nala between Mir Qasim, and the British (1763) was centered here. Mir Qasim was Nawab (King) of Bengal (including areas of present days Bangladesh and Indian states West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa). Nawab Mir Qasim was defeated by the British and fled with his family to the Rohtas, Bihar, but was not able to hide at the Rohtasgarh Fort, which the Diwan of Rohtas, Shahmal, finally handed over to British captain Goddard.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
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Location

Udhhwa is located at 24°58′09″N87°51′23″E / 24.969278°N 87.856278°E / 24.969278; 87.856278 .

Udhua has an area of 320 hectares (790 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Udhwa Bird Sanctuary

Udhwa Bird Sanctuary, spreading in 5.65 square kilometers is the only bird sanctuary of Jharkhand state. ^{[3] [4]} This avian habitat comprises two backwater lakes over river Ganges (Ganga) namely Patauda and Berhale. ^{[5] [6]} Migratory birds reach here every winter from several parts of the World, including Siberia and Europe. ^[5] The main birds include the pratincole, egret, wagtail, plover, lapwing, stork, ibis and heron. ^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Udhua had a total population of 13,139, of which 6,719 (51%) were males and 6,420 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,744. The total number of literate persons in Udhua was 5,382 (51.77% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

Headquarters of the Udhwa CD block is at Udhwa village. ^[7]

See also

• Ganges(Ganga) River
• Barharwa

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "Tourism, Sahibganj,Jharkhand". sahibganj.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. "Bird sanctuary set to get a facelift". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. ":: Wildlife in India :: [Udhwa Bird Sanctuary]". www.wildlifeinindia.in.
6. HolidayIQ.com. "Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary in Sahibganj - Video Reviews, Photos, History - HolidayIQ". m.holidayiq.com.
7. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Sahibganj on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 27 November 2020.