Petarwar block

Petarwar
Community development block
Petarwar

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°37′17″N 85°51′30″E / 23.62139°N 85.85833°E / 23.62139; 85.85833Coordinates: 23°37′17″N 85°51′30″E / 23.62139°N 85.85833°E / 23.62139; 85.85833
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Area
  Total 305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi)
Elevation 237 m (778 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 132,150
  Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 69,942 (62.33%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 829121 (Petarwar), 829123 (Tenughat Dam)
Telephone/STD code 06549
Vehicle registration JH 09
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Gomia, Bermo
Website bokaro.nic.in
CD Block

Petarwar (also spelled Peterwar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 39 km from Bokaro Steel City, the district headquarters,

Geography

Petarwar is located at 23°37′17″N 85°51′30″E / 23.62139°N 85.85833°E / 23.62139; 85.85833.[1]

Petarwar CD Block has an area of 305.8 km2 and has 23 panchayats and 65 villages.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Peterwar CD Block had a total population of 132,150, of which 127,617 were rural and 4,533 were urban. There were 68,127 males and 64,023 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 19,620 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 38,349. Population below 6 years was 19,946.[3]

Tenu with a population of 4,533 in 2011 is the only census town in Petarwar CD Block. Petarwar with a population of 5,010 in 2011 is not a census town.[3]

Hindi is the local language in the Petarwar area. Santali is also spoken in the area,[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Petarwar CD Block was 69,942 (62.33% of the population above 6 years) out of which 42,745 were males and 27,197 were females.[3]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

Economy

Tenughat Dam

Tenughat Dam was constructed across the Damodar River in 1978 by the Government of Bihar, outside the control of the Damodar Valley Corporation.[8]

References

  1. "Petarwar blok". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "District Profile". Block wise statictical information. Bokaro district administration. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. "Peterwar Block". Onefivenine. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. "Integrated Flood Management Case Study1 India: Flood Management – Damodar River Basin" (PDF). World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 11 December 2015.


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