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| name = Padwa <br />
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| settlement_type = Block<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.173599|N|84.060195|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[flag|Jharkhand]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[districts of Jharkhand|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palamu]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Cities and towns in Palamu district|Block]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Padwa<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| leader_title1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Radha Krishna Kishore]] <br /> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 46,957<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 822123<br />
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'''Pandwa''' is one of the administrative [[Community development block in India|community development block]] of [[Palamu district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India. The [http://palamu.nic.in/padwa.html Pandwa] block has 8,985 households with aggregate population of 46,957. The block has 8 panchayats and about 34 villages.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Pandwa a Taluka/Block, close to Medininager Palamu, is located 18&nbsp;km from Medininagar(Daltonganj). Pandwa is a part of Chhatarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Pandwa is located in north of Daltonganj. It is well connected by NH 98.<br />
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Pandwa mod is one of the main landmark in this place. This is one of the junction point of Palamu district. One junction goes towards Manahar and Lamipatra. second junction goes towards Aurangabad, Bihar through Amba and Hariharganj. Third junction goes towards Garwa towards NH75. It is well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, Airtel 3G, like cellular networks. ATM facility is also available here for SBI near Pandwa Branch.<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
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=== Panchayats ===<br />
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Pandwa mandal/Block consists of 8 Panchayats. The following are the list of Panchayats in the Block:<br />
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#[[Chhechauri]]<br />
#[[Majhigawan]]<br />
#[[Patra, Jharkhand|Patra]]<br />
#[[Murma]]<br />
#[[Pandwa]]<br />
#[[Lohra]]<br />
#[[Garikhas]]<br />
#[[Kajri]]<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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=== Villages===<br />
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There are about 34 villages in Pandwa block, which you can browse from villages list below.<br />
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#[[Ahori]]<br />
#[[Barwadih]]<br />
#[[Basu]]<br />
#[[Batsara]]<br />
#[[Bhusra]]<br />
#[[Buchi Lami]]<br />
#[[Chakrudarpur]]<br />
#[[Chhechhauri]]<br />
#[[Chilhi]]<br />
#[[Derwa]]<br />
#[[Dulhi]]<br />
#[[Dumri, Palamu|Dumri]]<br />
#[[Gareriadih]]<br />
#[[Gari Khas]]<br />
#[[Golhana]]<br />
#[[Jhari]]<br />
#[[Kajarma]]<br />
#[[Kajri]]<br />
#[[Kathautia]]<br />
#[[Kokarsa]]<br />
#[[Lami, Jharkhand|Lami]]<br />
#[[Lohandi]]<br />
#[[Lohanra]]<br />
#[[Majhiganw]]<br />
#[[Manahar]]<br />
#[[Murma]]<br />
#[[Pandwa]]<br />
#[[Patra, Jharkhand|Patra]]<br />
#[[Rabdi]]<br />
#[[Sakhua]]<br />
#[[Sakhui]]<br />
#[[Saraiya]]<br />
#[[Sarma, Jharkhand|Sarma]]<br />
#[[Sika, Jharkhand|Sika]]<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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== Languages ==<br />
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Languages spoken here include [[Asuri language|Asuri]], an [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]] language spoken by approximately 17,000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;<ref name='ethnoaranadan'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Asuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=asr | accessdate = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], a tongue in the [[Bihari language]] group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the [[Devanagari]] and [[Kaithi]] scripts.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref><br />
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==Facilities==<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
* 2 RK High School-(R.K High School Lami Patra & R.K High School Lohara)<br />
* RK middle school<br />
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=== Market ===<br />
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A small market called as Pandwa bazaar is situated in middle of the block which 1&nbsp;km away from Pandwa block administrative building.Common shops like kirana, general store, saloon, cloth shop, fashion stores, jewelry stores, medicine stores etc. exists here in huge number.<br />
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=== Police Station ===<br />
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A police station is situated at the heart of Pandwa block. This police station is one of the important police station in Palamu district.<br />
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=== Bank ===<br />
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Two Banks are situated nearby Pandwa Bazaar. They are State Bank of India (SBIN0009494) and Palamu kshetriya Gramin Bank. SBI Bank has 24 hr ATM facility.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chhatarpur (Jharkhand Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur Assembly]]<br />
* [[Palamu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palamu Loksabha constituency]]<br />
* [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[Jharkhand]]<br />
* [[Palamu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://palamu.nic.in/block.html Blocks of Palamu district]<br />
* [http://palamu.nic.in/padwa.html Details of Pandwa block]<br />
* [https://villageinfo.in/jharkhand/palamu/padwa.html Details of villages under Pandwa block]<br />
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