Chandwara (community development block)

Chandwara
Community development block
Chandwara

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°23′42″N 85°29′4″E / 24.39500°N 85.48444°E / 24.39500; 85.48444Coordinates: 24°23′42″N 85°29′4″E / 24.39500°N 85.48444°E / 24.39500; 85.48444
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Koderma
Block Chandwara
Elevation 398 m (1,306 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 84,914
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 825409
Telephone/STD code 06543
Vehicle registration JH 12
Lok Sabha constituency Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency Barhi
Website koderma.nic.in
CD Block

Chandwara is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 16 km from Koderma, the district headquarters.

Geography

Chandwara is located at 24°23′42″N 85°29′4″E / 24.39500°N 85.48444°E / 24.39500; 85.48444.[1]

Panchayats in Chandwara CD Block are: Aragaro, Badkidhamrai, Bendi, Bhondo, Birsodih, Chandwara East, Chandwara West, Kanko, Kanti, Khandi, Madangundi, Pathalgada, Pipradih, Tham and Urwan. [2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chandwara CD Block had a total population of 84,914, all of which were rural. There were 43,961 males and 40,953 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 16,763 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 563. [3]

Hindi is the local language in the Chandwara area,[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chandwara CD Block was 43,936 out of which 27,432 were males and 16,574 were females.[3]

Transportation

The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing Rs. 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015. The railway line passes through this CD Block and there are stations at Pipradih and Urwan.[5]

See Also

References

  1. "Chandwara". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Chandwara Block". Blocks/Blocks, Panchayats, Villages. Kodarma district administration. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. "Chandwara". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. "PM Narendra Modiflags off Hazaribagh-Koderma DMU train". The Indian Express 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

Blocks of Koderma district

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