Bargarwa

23°19′20″N 85°22′51″E / 23.32232°N 85.38089°E / 23.32232; 85.38089Country IndiaStateJharkhandDistrictRanchiGovernment • TypeFederal democracyArea • Total4.86 km² (1.88 sq mi)Population • Total8,615 • Density1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)Languages (*For language details see Namkum#Language and religion) • OfficialHindi, UrduTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/ STD code0651Vehicle registrationJH 01Literacy89.53%Lok Sabha constituencyRanchiVidhan Sabha constituencyKhijriWebsiteranchi.nic.in

Bargawan {also called Bargawan} is a census town in the Namkum CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Barganwa is located at 23°19′20″N 85°22′51″E / 23.32232°N 85.38089°E / 23.32232; 85.38089.

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map.^[1] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district.^[2][3] There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence.^[4] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.^[5]

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, Bargawan had a total population of 8,615, of which 4,538 (53%) were males and 4,077 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,002. The total number of literate persons in Bargarwa was 6,816 (89.53% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi, Bargawan covered an area of 4.86 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,392 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 2 maternity homes, 2 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 secondary schools. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it produced was mineral water. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.^[7]

Education

Project High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established at Bargawan in 1977.It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. It has a playground and a library with 251 books.^[8]

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