Hanwara

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: 25.080879°N 87.223043°E / 25.080879; 87.223043
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGodda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,128
Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814154
Telephone/ STD code06437
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMahagama
Websitegodda.nic.in

Geography
Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Hanwara is located at 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 entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

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 total 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. "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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