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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Garhwa district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline =
| image_map = Garhwa in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Garhwa district in Jharkhand
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Garhwa
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palamu division|Palamu]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Garhwa]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 4,044
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,322,784
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 62.18%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 933
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[District magistrate]]
| leader_name1 = Rajesh Pathak IAS
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = Shrikant Khotre IPS
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 39 (India)|NH 39, NH 343]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://garhwa.nic.in
| official_name =
}}
'''Garhwa district''' is one of the twenty-four districts in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. Garhwa district is a part of the [[Palamu division]], and its administrative headquarters are in the city of [[Garhwa]].

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,85,046|13=1911|14=2,05,225|15=1921|16=2,18,858|17=1931|18=2,44,325|19=1941|20=2,72,376|21=1951|22=2,94,170|23=1961|24=3,58,877|25=1971|26=4,66,404|27=1981|28=6,06,759|29=1991|30=8,01,350|31=2001|32=10,35,464|33=2011|34=13,22,784|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}On 1 April 1991, this district was created from the former [[Palamu district]] by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. {{As of|2011}} Garhwa district is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Garhwa district comprises three subdivisions: Garhwa, Shree banshidhar nagar and Ranka which are further divided into 20 [[Community development block in India|blocks]]. At the time of creation, this district comprised only eight blocks: Bhandaria, Bhawanathpur, Dhuraki, Garhwa, Manjhiaon, Meral, Nagar Untari and Ranka. Later, eleven more blocks were created by reorganizing the existing blocks. These are: Chiniya, Dandai, Kandi, Kharaundhi, Ramkanda, Ramuna, Sagma, Bardiha, Danda, Bishunpura and Ketar. This district comprises 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, Majhiyaon, Meral, Shree banshidhar nagar and Ranka.

The following are the list of the blocks in Garhwa district:
{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em|style=width:700px;}}
#[[Bhandaria, Garhwa|Bhandaria]]
#[[Danda Garhwa|Danda]]
#[[Garhwa]]
#[[Manjhiaon Garhwa|Manjhiaon]]
#[[Ramkanda Garhwa|Ramkanda]]
#[[Bishunpura Garhwa|Bishunpura]]
#[[Bhawnathpur Garhwa|Bhawnathpur]]
#[[Dandai Garhwa|Dandai]]
#[[Kandi Garhwa|Kandi]]
#[[Meral (India)|Meral]]
#[[Ramna Garhwa|Ramna]]
#[[Ketar Garhwa|Ketar]]
#[[Sagma Garhwa|Sagma]]
#[[Chinia Garhwa|Chinia]]
#[[Dhurki Garhwa|Dhurki]]
#[[Kharaundhi Garhwa|Kharaundhi]]
#[[Nagar Untari|Shree Banshidhar Nagar]]
#[[Ranka Garhwa|Ranka]]
#[[Bardiha Garhwa|Bardiha]]
#Bargarh

==Geography==
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]] on the north, Palamau district of [[Jharkhand]] state on the east, [[Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur]] district of [[Chhattisgarh]] state on the south, and [[Sonbhadra district|Sonbhadra]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]] on the west.

==Economy==
In 2006, the Indian government named Garhwa district as one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]], out of a total of 640.<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand state currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Garhwa is well-connected to roads and railways. Daily bus services are available from Ranchi and major districts of Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Road communication in this district is not as good as in other districts of the state. Garhwa 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 ([[National Highway 39 (India)|NH-39]]) and 96.95 km of district roads. Link roads and corridors are altogether 190 km.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://garhwa.nic.in/communication.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426064308/http://garhwa.nic.in/communication.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref>

The nearest airport is at [[Varanasi Airport|Varanasi]] (140 km). Garhwa Railway Station is a major railhead of the [[Eastern Railway zone]]. [[National Highway 39 (India)|National Highway 39]] passes through Garhwa.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Garhwa district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,322,784, roughly equal to the nation of [[Mauritius]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2011-01-01
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 368th in India, out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]. The district has a population density of {{convert|327|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.71%. Garhwa has a [[sex ratio]] of 933 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 62.18%. 24.2% of the population are from Scheduled Castes and 15.6% are from Scheduled Tribes.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
{{Pie chart
|caption= Languages of Garhwa district, 2011
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 54.52 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]] |value2 = 26.24 |color2 = coral
|label3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value3 = 7.29 |color3 = lightsalmon
|label4 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value4 = 5.39 |color4 = tomato
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 5.29 |color5 = green
|label6 = Others |value6 = 1.27 |color6 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 54.52% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 26.24% [[Magahi language|Magahi]], 7.29% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 5.39% [[Sadri language|Sadri]] and 5.29% [[Urdu]] as their first language. Another 11,000 speak [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|access-date=2021-06-17|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Politics ==
Garhwa has two assembly constituencies, [[Garhwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Garhwa]] and [[Bhawanathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhawanthpur]]. Both are part of [[Palamu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palamu Lok Sabha constituency]], whose MP is [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. The current MLA of Garhwa is [[Mithilesh Kumar Thakur]] of the [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]], while the Bhawanthpur MLA is [[Bhanu Pratap Sahi]] of the BJP.

==See also==
*[[Palamu district]]
*[[Garhwa]]
*[[Jharkhand]]
* [[Nagar Untari]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://garhwa.nic.in Official district government website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Garhwa district
|North = [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Palamu district]]
|Southeast = [[Latehar district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Surguja district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Sonbhadra district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
}}

{{Districts of Jharkhand}}
{{Palamu Division}}
{{Palamu Division topics}}
{{Son basin}}

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[[Category:Districts of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Bihar]]

Garhwa district - Revision history

Godrejsplender: fix formatting for accuracy and fixed typos to improve readability

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