| Coordinates | 23.88°N 83.95°E |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Palamu |
| Block | Ramgarh Block |
| MLA | Alok Chaurasiya Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Population total | 86139 |
| Population as of | 2001 |
| Official | Magahi, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 822132 |
| Website | palamu.nic.in |
Ramgarh block is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand, India. It is also known as Horanda.
Horanda is a part of Daltonganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Languages
Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]
See also
References
- ^ M. Paul Lewis (ed.) (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 16th ed. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis (ed.) (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 16th ed. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.