Garhwa District is one of the twenty-four districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Garhwa District is part of the Palamu division and has its administrative headquarters in Garhwa City.
Contents
1History
2Administration
3Geography
4Economy
5Transport
6Demographics
7Politics
8See also
9References
10External links
History
Historical population
Year Pop.
1901 185,046
1911 205,225
1921 218,858
1931 244,325
1941 272,376
1951 294,170
1961 358,877
1971 466,404
1981 606,759
1991 801,350
2001 1,035,464
2011 1,322,784
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The Garhwa District was established on April 1, 1991 from the former Palamu district, by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. It has been a part of the Red Corridor since 2011.
Administration
The Garhwa district includes three subdivisions: Garhwa, Nagar Untari and Ranka, which are further divided into 20 blocks. This district comprises a 156-gram panchayat and 916 villages. It has three police sub-divisions: Garhwa, Shree Banshidhar Nagar and Ranka, with 18 police stations in Bhandaria, Ramkanda, Chinia, Dandai, Danda, Kandi, Bardiha, Ketar, Kharaundhi, Bhawnathpur, Dhurki, Ramna, Bishunpura, Garhwa, Manjhiaon Garhwa, Meral, Shree Banshidhar Nagar and Ranka. Below is the list of blocks in Garhwa district:
1. Bhandaria
2. Danda
3. Garhwa
4. Manjhiaon
5. Ramkanda
6. Bishunpura
7. Bhawnathpur
8. Dandai
9. Kandi
10. Meral
11. Ramna
12. Ketar
13. Sagma
14. Chinia
15. Dhurki
16. Kharaundhi
17. Shree Banshidhar Nagar
18. Ranka
19. Bardiha
20. Bargarh
Geography
The Garhwa district lies between 23° 60’ and 24° 39’ north latitude and 83° 22’ and 84° 00’ east longitude. It is bordered by the Son River to the north, the Palamau district of Jharkhand state to the east, the Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh state to the south, and the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh to the west.
Economy
In 2006, the Indian government named Garhwa District one of the 250 most backward districts in the country, out of a total of 640. It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand state currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Transport
Garhwa is well-connected to roads and railways. Daily bus services are available from Ranchi and much bigger districts of Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Road connections in this district are not as good as others in the state. The district is connected to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and Ranchi in Jharkhand by National Highway No. 39. There are 210 km of state highway, 55 km of national highway (NH-39) and 96.95 km of district roads. Link roads and corridors total out to190 km altogether. The nearest airport is located at Varanasi (140 km), and Garhwa Railway Station is a major railhead of the Eastern Railway zone. National Highway 39 passes through Garhwa.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the Garhwa district has a population of 1,322,784, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius or the US state of New Hampshire. This number gives it a ranking of 368th in India, out of a total of 640. The district has a population density of 327 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.71%. Garhwa has a sex ratio of 933 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.18%. 24.2% of the population are from Scheduled Castes and 15.6% are from Scheduled Tribes.
Languages of Garhwa district, 2011