Hanwara

Village in Jharkhand, India
25°04′51″N 87°13′23″E / 25.080879°N 87.223043°E / 25.080879; 87.223043Country IndiaStateJharkhandDistrictGoddaPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total4,128Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, UrduTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
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Telephone/ STD code06437Lok Sabha constituencyGoddaVidhan Sabha constituencyMahagamaWebsitegodda.nic.in

Hanwara is a village in the Mahagama CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Dewdanr
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Ganges
Sagarmpur
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Sagarmpur (CT)
Raghunandanpur
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Raghunandanpur (CT)
Kumarpur
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Kumarpur (CT)
Tin Pahar
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Tin Pahar (CT)
Patra
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Patra, Sahibganj (CT)
Borio
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Borio, Sahibganj (CT)
Berhait Santali
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Berhait Santali (CT)
Berhait Bazar
CT
Berhait Bazar (CT)
Barharwa
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Barharwa (CT)
Sarauni
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Sarauni (CT)
Mahagama
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Mahagama (CT)
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Sakrigali (H)
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Moti Jharna (H)
Teliagarhi
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Teliagarhi (H)
Bhognadih
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Bhognadih (H)
Pakur
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Pakur (M)
Sahebganj
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Sahebganj (M)
Rajmahal
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Rajmahal (M)
Godda
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Godda (M)
Panchuara
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Panchuara (R)
Pakuria
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Pakuria (R)
Maheshpur
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Maheshpur, Pakur (R)
Litipara
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Litipara (R)
Hiranpur
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Hiranpur (R)
Amrapara
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Amrapara (R)
Udhwa
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Udhwa (R)
Taljhari
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Taljhari, Sahibganj (R)
Ranga
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Ranga, Sahibganj (R)
Radhanagar
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Radhanagar, Sahibganj (R)
Pathna
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Pathna, Sahibganj (R)
Mirzachauki
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Mirzachauki (R)
Mandro
Damin Bazar
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Mandro Damin Bazar (R)
Kotalpokhar
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Kotalpokhar (R)
Sunderpahari
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Sunderpahari, Godda (R)
Rajabhita
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Rajabhita (R)
Pathargama
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Pathargama, Godda (R)
Parsa
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Parsa, Godda (R)
Motia
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Motia (R)
Mehrma
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Mehrma (R)
Lalmatia
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Lalmatia, Godda (R)
Hanwara
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Dhamri
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Dhamri (R)
Belbadda
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Belbadda (R)
Basantrai
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Basantrai, Godda (R)
Poraiyahat
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Poraiyahat (R)
Bara Boarijore
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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
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Location

Hanwara is located at 25°04′51″N 87°13′23″E / 25.080879°N 87.223043°E / 25.080879; 87.223043.

Hanwara has an area of 293 hectares (720 acres).[1]

Overview

The 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

According 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

Police station

Hanwara police station serves Mahagama CD block.[3][4]

Education

Hanwara Government High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[5]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 30 November 2020. The headman of the gram panchayat is Md Manzoor Alam
  4. ^ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Govt HS Hanwara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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