Hanwara is a village in the Mahagama CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Hanwara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Hanwara Location in Jharkhand, India  Hanwara Hanwara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°04′51″N 87°13′23″E / 25.080879°N 87.223043°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Godda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,128 |
| Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814154 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06437 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mahagama |
| Website | godda |
Geography
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Damin Bazar
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
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Location
editHanwara is located at 25°04′51″N 87°13′23″E / 25.080879°N 87.223043°E.
Hanwara has an area of 293 hectares (720 acres).[1]
Overview
editThe map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
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Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Hanwara had a total population of 4,128, of which 2,175 (53%) were males and 1,953 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 864. The number of literate persons in Hanwara was 1,811 (55.48% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration
editPolice station
editEducation
editHanwara Government High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020. The headman of the gram panchayat is Md Manzoor Alam
- ^ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Govt HS Hanwara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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