Urwan is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Urwan
Village
Urwan Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Urwan Urwan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.357983°N 85.465444°E / 24.357983; 85.465444
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,120
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.nic.in

Geography

Location

Urwan is located at 24.357983°N 85.465444°E / 24.357983; 85.465444.

Overview

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Urwan had a total population of 5,120, of which 2,649 (52%) were males and 2,471 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,003. The total number of literate persons in Urwan was 2,832 (68.79% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

There is a station at Urwan on the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line.[5]

Tourism

Jharkhand State Tourism Department has developed a ‘Tourist complex’ at Urwan.[6]

References