# Garhwa district > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garhwa_district > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garhwa_district.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwa_district > Source revision: 1332554994 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) District of Jharkhand in India Garhwa district District of Jharkhand Location of Garhwa district in Jharkhand Country India State Jharkhand Division Palamu Headquarters Garhwa Government • District magistrate Shri Shekhar Jamuar (IAS) • Superintendent of Police Shri Deepak Kumar Pandey (IPS) Area • Total 4,044 km2 (1,561 sq mi) Population (2011) • Total 1,322,784 • Density 327.1/km2 (847.2/sq mi) Demographics • Literacy 60.33% • Sex ratio 933 Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST) Major highways NH 39, NH 343 Website http://garhwa.nic.in **Garhwa district** is one of the twenty-four districts in the [Indian](/source/India) [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand). The Garhwa District is part of the [Palamu](/source/Palamu_division) division and has its administrative headquarters in [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa) City.Garhwa district is located in west northern part of Jharkhand. ## History The Garhwa District was established on April 1, 1991, from the former [Palamu district](/source/Palamu_district), by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. It has been a part of the [Red Corridor](/source/Red_Corridor) since 2011.[1] ## Administration The Garhwa district includes three subdivisions: [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa), [Nagar Untari](/source/Nagar_Untari) and [Ranka](/source/Ranka_Garhwa), which are further divided into 20 [blocks](/source/Community_development_block_in_India). This district comprises a 156-[gram panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat) and 916 villages. It has three police sub-divisions: [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa), [Shree Banshidhar Nagar](/source/Nagar_Untari) and [Ranka](/source/Ranka_Garhwa), with 18 police stations in [Bhandaria](/source/Bhandaria%2C_Garhwa), [Ramkanda](/source/Ramkanda_Garhwa), [Chinia](/source/Chinia_Garhwa), [Dandai](/source/Dandai_Garhwa), [Danda](/source/Danda_Garhwa), [Kandi](/source/Kandi%2C_Garhwa), [Bardiha](/source/Bardiha_Garhwa), [Ketar](/source/Ketar_Garhwa), [Kharaundhi](/source/Kharaundhi_Garhwa), [Bhawnathpur](/source/Bhawnathpur_Garhwa), [Dhurki](/source/Dhurki_Garhwa), [Ramna](/source/Ramna_Garhwa), [Bishunpura](/source/Bishunpura_Garhwa), [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa), [Manjhiaon Garhwa](/source/Manjhiaon_Garhwa), Meral, [Shree Banshidhar Nagar](/source/Nagar_Untari) and [Ranka](/source/Ranka_Garhwa). Below is the list of blocks in Garhwa district: 1. [Bhandaria](/source/Bhandaria%2C_Garhwa) 1. [Danda](/source/Danda_Garhwa) 1. [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa) 1. [Manjhiaon](/source/Manjhiaon_Garhwa) 1. [Ramkanda](/source/Ramkanda_Garhwa) 1. [Bishunpura](/source/Bishunpura_Garhwa) 1. [Bhawnathpur](/source/Bhawnathpur_Garhwa) 1. [Dandai](/source/Dandai_Garhwa) 1. [Kandi](/source/Kandi_Garhwa) 1. [Meral](/source/Meral_(India)) 1. [Ramna](/source/Ramna_Garhwa) 1. [Ketar](/source/Ketar_Garhwa) 1. [Sagma](/source/Sagma_Garhwa) 1. [Chinia](/source/Chinia_Garhwa) 1. [Dhurki](/source/Dhurki_Garhwa) 1. [Kharaundhi](/source/Kharaundhi_Garhwa) 1. [Shree Banshidhar Nagar](/source/Nagar_Untari) 1. [Ranka](/source/Ranka_Garhwa) 1. [Bardiha](/source/Bardiha_Garhwa) 1. Bargarh ## Geography The Garhwa district lies between 23° 60’ and 24° 39’ north [latitude](/source/Latitude) and 83° 22’ and 84° 00’ east [longitude](/source/Longitude). It is bordered by the [Son River](/source/Son_River) to the north, the Palamau district of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand) state to the east, the [Balrampur](/source/Balrampur_district%2C_Chhattisgarh) district of [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) state to the south, and the [Sonbhadra](/source/Sonbhadra_district) district of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/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.[2] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand state currently receiving funds from the [Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme](/source/Backward_Regions_Grant_Fund_Programme) (BRGF).[2] ## Transport Garhwa is well-connected to roads and railways. Daily bus services are available from [Ranchi](/source/Ranchi) and the much bigger districts of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand), [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) and [Bihar](/source/Bihar), but road connections in this district are not as high quality as others in the state. The district is connected to Rewa in [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) and [Ranchi](/source/Ranchi) in Jharkhand by National Highway No. 39. There are 210 km of state highway, 55 km of national highway ([NH-39](/source/National_Highway_39_(India))) and 96.95 km of district roads. There is a total of 190 km link roads and corridors.[3] The nearest airport is located at [Varanasi](/source/Varanasi_Airport) (140 km). Garhwa Railway Station is a major railhead of the [Eastern Railway zone](/source/Eastern_Railway_zone). [National Highway 39](/source/National_Highway_39_(India)) passes through Garhwa. ## Demographics ‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). › Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 185,046 — 1911 205,225 +1.04% 1921 218,858 +0.65% 1931 244,325 +1.11% 1941 272,376 +1.09% 1951 294,170 +0.77% 1961 358,877 +2.01% 1971 466,404 +2.66% 1981 606,759 +2.67% 1991 801,350 +2.82% 2001 1,035,464 +2.60% 2011 1,322,784 +2.48% source:[4] Religions in Garhwa district (2011)[5] Religion Percent Hinduism 83.50% Islam 14.72% Christianity 1.30% Other or not stated 0.48% According to the [2011 census](/source/2011_census_of_India), Garhwa district has a [population](/source/Demographics_of_India) of 1,322,784, roughly equal to the nation of [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius)[6] or the US state of [New Hampshire](/source/New_Hampshire).[7] This number gives it a ranking of 368th in India, out of a total of [640](/source/Districts_of_India). The district has a population density of 327 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its [population growth rate](/source/Family_planning_in_India) over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.71%. Garhwa has a [sex ratio](/source/Sex_ratio) of 933 [females](/source/Women_in_India) for every 1,000 males, and a [literacy rate](/source/Literacy_in_India) of 60.33%. 5.27% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.19% and 15.56% of the population respectively.[8] Languages of Garhwa district (2011)[9] 1. [Hindi](/source/Hindi) (54.5%) 1. [Magahi](/source/Magahi_language) (26.2%) 1. [Bhojpuri](/source/Bhojpuri_language) (7.29%) 1. [Sadri](/source/Sadri_language) (5.39%) 1. [Urdu](/source/Urdu) (5.29%) 1. Others (1.27%) At the time of the [2011 Census of India](/source/2011_Census_of_India), 54.52% of the population in the district spoke [Hindi](/source/Hindi), 26.24% [Magahi](/source/Magahi_language), 7.29% [Bhojpuri](/source/Bhojpuri_language), 5.39% [Sadri](/source/Sadri_language) and 5.29% [Urdu](/source/Urdu) as their first language. Another 11,400 speak [Kurukh](/source/Kurukh_language).[9] ## Politics Garhwa has two assembly constituencies, [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa_Assembly_constituency) and [Bhawanthpur](/source/Bhawanathpur_Assembly_constituency). Both are part of [Palamu Lok Sabha constituency](/source/Palamu_Lok_Sabha_constituency), whose MP is [Vishnu Dayal Ram](/source/Vishnu_Dayal_Ram) from the [BJP](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party). This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [6th Jharkhand Assembly](/source/6th_Jharkhand_Assembly). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=6th_Jharkhand_Assembly&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=6th_Jharkhand_Assembly&action=history)) District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks Garhwa 80 Garhwa Satyendra Nath Tiwari BJP NDA 81 Bhawanathpur Anant Pratap Deo JMM MGB ## Towns and villages - [Garhwa](/source/Garhwa) - [Hoor](/source/Hoor%2C_Garhwa) - [Sirhe](/source/Sirhe%2C_Garhwa) ## See also - [Palamu district](/source/Palamu_district) - [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand) - [Nagar Untari](/source/Nagar_Untari) Giridih ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111027115807/http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html). IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Archived from [the original](https://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-brgf_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-brgf_2-1) Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). ["A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf) (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from [the original](http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf) (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Communication::GARHWA district, Jharkhand, India::"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426064308/http://garhwa.nic.in/communication.html). Archived from [the original](http://garhwa.nic.in/communication.html) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand"](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43353/download/47042/20%20A-2%20Jharkhand.pdf) (PDF). *census.gov.in*. [Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Religion_5-0)** ["Table C-01 Population By Religion: Jharkhand"](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS). *census.gov.in*. [Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cia_6-0)** US Directorate of Intelligence. ["Country Comparison:Population"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html) on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2010 Resident Population Data"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php). U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from [the original](http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php) on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Hampshire 1,316,470 1. **[^](#cite_ref-districtcensus_8-0)** ["District Census Handbook: Garhwa"](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/544/download/1824/DH_2011_2001_PART_A_DCHB_GARHWA.pdf) (PDF). *censusindia.gov.in*. [Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India). 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-language_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-language_9-1) ["Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand"](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX). *censusindia.gov.in*. [Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India). ## External links - [Official district government website](http://garhwa.nic.in) Places adjacent to Garhwa district Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh Rohtas district, Bihar Garhwa district Palamu district Surguja district, Chhattisgarh Latehar district v t e State of Jharkhand Capital: Ranchi Topics History Government Geography Education People Tourism Highest point Cities by area Divisions and Districts Palamu Garhwa Palamu Latehar North Chotanagpur Chatra Hazaribagh Giridih Koderma Dhanbad Bokaro Ramgarh South Chotanagpur Ranchi Lohardaga Gumla Simdega Khunti Kolhan West Singhbhum Seraikela Kharsawan East Singhbhum Santhal Pargana Deoghar Jamtara Dumka Godda Pakur Sahebganj Major cities Jamshedpur Dhanbad Ranchi Bokaro Deoghar Phusro Hazaribagh Giridih Ramgarh Medininagar Sahebganj Chaibasa Dumka v t e Cities and towns in Palamu division Garhwa district Garhwa Sinduria Latehar district Balumath Barwadih Chandwa Latehar Netarhat Palamu district Bishrampur Daltonganj Deorikalan Hussainabad Rajhara Related topics Palamu Division topics Cities and towns in other divisions North Chotanagpur Kolhan Santhal Parganas South Chotanagpur v t e Palamu division topics General Betla National Park Palamau Tiger Reserve Chota Nagpur Plateau Palamu Forts Districts Garhwa Latehar Palamu List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Community development blocks Latehar Balumath Chandwa Palamu Bishrampur Chainpur Chatarpur Daltanganj Hussainabad Lesliganj Manatu Pandu Panki Patan Satbarwa Rivers, waterfalls, dams Amanat Auranga Burha Damodar Kanhar North Koel Son Punpun Lodh or Burhaghaugh Falls Lower Ghaghri Falls Languages, people Hindi Kurukh Mundari Sadri Santali Transport National Highway 75 National Highway 138 National Highway 22 South Eastern Railway zone Mining activities Daltonganj Coalfield Lok Sabha constituencies Palamu Vidhan Sabha constituencies Chatra Latehar Panki Manika Palamu Daltonganj Garhwa Bhawanathpur Chhatarpur Hussainabad See also Cities and towns in Palamu Division Villages in Palamu district Son Basin Other divisions North Chotanagpur South Chotanagpur Kolhan Santhal Pargana v t e Son basin Rivers Auranga Amanat Burha Kanhar North Koel Rihand Son Dams, barrages Bansagar Dam Indrapuri Barrage Rihand Dam Geographical features Maikal Hills Kaimur Range Chota Nagpur Plateau Riparian districts Madhya Pradesh Anuppur Shahdol Sidhi Singrauli Chhattisgarh Jaspur Surguja Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra Jharkhand Garhwa Palamu Ranchi Gumla Bihar Aurangabad Rohtas Arwal Bhojpur Patna Languages/people Baiga Gondi people Kurukh Munda Hindi Bagheli Bhojpuri Coalfields Sohagpur Umaria Singrauli Transport NH 75 Grand Trunk Road NH 2 NH 30 NH 98 Howrah–Delhi main line Grand Chord Gaya–Mughalsarai section Koilwar Bridge Nehru Setu Jawahar Setu Other basins Damodar Godavari Kosi Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani Narmada [24°10′12″N 83°48′36″E / 24.17000°N 83.81000°E / 24.17000; 83.81000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Garhwa_district¶ms=24_10_12_N_83_48_36_E_region:IN-JH_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Garhwa district](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwa_district) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwa_district?action=history)). 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