Chandwara is a village and gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Chandwara | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Chandwara Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand![]() ![]() Chandwara Chandwara (India) Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 24.391328°N 85.476154°E / 24.391328; 85.476154 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Koderma |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,097 |
Languages (*For language details see Chandwara (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 825409 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06543 |
Vehicle registration | JH 12 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barhi |
Website | koderma |
Chandwara is located at 24.391328°N 85.476154°E / 24.391328; 85.476154.
Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.[1][2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandwara had a total population of 9,097, of which 4,624 (51%) were males and 4,473 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,698. The total number of literate persons in Chandwara was 5,160 (69.74% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Chandwara police station serves Chandwara CD block.[5]
Headquarters of Chandwara CD block is at Chandwara village.[6]
There is a station nearby at Pipradih on the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line.[7]
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