Dhanwar (community development block)


Dhanwar is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview

Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills or Shikharji rises to a height of 4,480 feet in the south-eastern part of the district. The district is thickly forested. Amongst the natural resources, it has coal and mica. Inaugurating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 lakh BPL families in Jharkhand. There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.

Maoist activities

Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities., Giridih was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state., Giridih was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. In 2017, the Moists, in Giridih district, have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods.

Geography

Dhanwar is located at. It has an average elevation of 336 metres.
Dhanwar CD block is bounded by Gawan, Tisri and Deori CD blocks on the north, Jamua CD block on the east, Birni CD block on the south and Domchanch and Markacho CD blocks, in Koderma district, on the west.
Dhanwar CD block has an area of 352.41 km2. It has 39 gram panchayats, 279 inhabited villages and 1 census town.. Dhanwar is the census town. Dhanwar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Dhanwar. 17.17% of the area has forest cover.
Rivers in Dhanwar CD block are Irga and Barako.
Gram panchayats in Dhanwar CD block are: Maheshmarwa, Balhara, Dornda, Dornda, Sirsai, Garjasaran, Lal Bazar, Bandhi, Ambatand, Pandeydih, Dhanwar, Dhanwar, Panchrukhi, Bhalitunda, Pandriya, Dhanaipura, Dumardiha, Gundari, Arkhango, Nimadih, Jeruadih, Makdiha, Chandrakho, Sapamaran, Barjo, Jarisingha, Gadi, Kendua, Giridih, Galwati, Kargali Khurd, Gorhand, Chatti, Dharampur, Bodgo, Hemrodih, Siramdih, Kailadhab and Parsan.
Villages in
Dhanwar CD block		---
#VillagesAdministrative DivisionPopulation
1AitochanchDhanwar614
2AlagdesiDhanwar1,324
3AlagdihaDhanwar5
4AmbatanrDhanwar539
5AmbatanrDhanwar576
6AmbatanrDhanwar839
7AndharkolwaDhanwar106
8ArgaliDhanwar1,789
9ArkhangoDhanwar4,213
10ArwatanrDhanwar573
11BaddihaDhanwar1,932
12BadidihDhanwar703
13BaghmaraDhanwar925
14BaghmariDhanwar2,142
15BaijudihDhanwar1,021
16BakainiaDhanwar207
17BalharaDhanwar2,310
18BalkidihDhanwar310
19BalwagarhaDhanwar523
20BammiDhanwar2,200
21BanasinghaDhanwar341
22BandaitanrDhanwar468
23Bandari Alias RajabandDhanwar351
24BangargiDhanwar996
25BanrhiDhanwar1,445
26BarajoriDhanwar721
27BaramoDhanwar1,168
28BarjoDhanwar3,717
29BarotanrDhanwar53
30BarotanrDhanwar571
31BarotanrDhanwar513
32BarotanrDhanwar60
33Barsinghi KalanDhanwar421
34Barsinghi KhurdDhanwar837
35BarwadihDhanwar920
36BasdubiaDhanwar235
37BasgiDhanwar1,219
38BasgiDhanwar711
39BekoDhanwar714
40BeldaradihDhanwar403
41BenusaranDhanwar921
42BhalutanrDhanwar2,806
43BhaluwaiDhanwar950
44BharaunaDhanwar458
45BhingodihDhanwar1,677
46BhundharniDhanwar586
47BhutahaDhanwar492
48BishunpurDhanwar966
49BodgoDhanwar1,234
50BudhuadihDhanwar1,071
51BudhuatanrDhanwar1,030
52ChadgarDhanwar1,138
53Chand RaidihDhanwar174
54ChandaniaDhanwar377
55ChandarkhoDhanwar1,929
56Chandra NagarDhanwar1,403
57Chango SinghaDhanwar861
58ChattiDhanwar2,831
59ChichaidihDhanwar502
60ChiguadihDhanwar431
61ChihutimaranDhanwar735
62ChinikiroDhanwar141
63ChitmatanrDhanwar576
64ChonrhitanrDhanwar580
65ChunjhkhoDhanwar843
66DaldalDhanwar1,047
67DariadihDhanwar1,228
68DarudihDhanwar147
69DarwedihDhanwar1,008
70DasrodihDhanwar1,115
71DaudanagarDhanwar695
72DeyalpurDhanwar570
73DhabDhanwar613
74DhakosaranDhanwar1,166
75DhanaipurDhanwar1,529
76DhanwariadihDhanwar777
77DharampurDhanwar2,221
78Dhemla SarkwatanrDhanwar458
79DomaidihDhanwar757
80DorandaDhanwar12,663
81DugharaDhanwar283
82DulhoDhanwar514
83DumardihaDhanwar1,115
84DumardihaDhanwar594
85Dumardiha Alias Mirdha SinghDhanwar2,687
86Dumardiha GhoskodihDhanwar223
87DumargarhaDhanwar281
88DurjanadihDhanwar432
89EkaguriDhanwar517
90EkdaraDhanwar863
91GadiDhanwar849
92GadiDhanwar3,945
93GadiDhanwar1,092
94GaganpurDhanwar277
95GalwantiDhanwar1,596
96GangapurDhanwar1,545
97GarhdihDhanwar879
98GarjasaranDhanwar3,552
99GhaskaroDhanwar699
100GhoskodihDhanwar251
101GhoskodihDhanwar489
102GhosnadihDhanwar598
103GhujiDhanwar280
104GhujiDhanwar945
105GirhidihDhanwar1,549
106GobindpurDhanwar128
107GoraitamaranDhanwar445
108GorhanDhanwar4,641
109Gosain BighaDhanwar373
110Gosain RaidihDhanwar835
111GuakhanrhorDhanwar908
112GundriDhanwar3,214
113HalwaiaDhanwar539
114HardatdihDhanwar546
115HardiaDhanwar370
116HarilaiDhanwar2
117HarinmarwaDhanwar432
118Helhi PardhandihDhanwar531
119HemrodihDhanwar1,998
120ItasaniDhanwar717
121Jabdia Alias Dakai ChuwaDhanwar270
122Jagman RaidihDhanwar137
123JahanadihDhanwar1,158
124JamridihDhanwar1,188
125Jari SinghaDhanwar2,009
126JaridihDhanwar748
127JaruadihDhanwar943
128JatadihDhanwar215
129JathaDhanwar1,243
130JhagrudihDhanwar462
131JhalakdihDhanwar389
132JhalbadDhanwar307
133JhanjhDhanwar89
134JhanjhDhanwar373
135JhanjhDhanwar534
136JharhaDhanwar94
137JhumriDhanwar266
138JibniadihDhanwar203
139JitkundiDhanwar693
140JokiatilaDhanwar136
141JolahawadihDhanwar445
142JolhabadDhanwar1,131
143JorasemalDhanwar6
144JuruadihDhanwar2,179
145KailadhabDhanwar1,905
146Kaili PahariDhanwar834
147KailpurDhanwar1,205
148KargalikalanDhanwar736
149KargalikhurdDhanwar1,629
150KarmatanrDhanwar108
151KarmatanrDhanwar218
152KarmatanrDhanwar588
153KarmatanrDhanwar1,121
154KarmatanrDhanwar519
155Karu RaidihDhanwar297
156KarudihDhanwar846
157Karudih Alias KoradihDhanwar238
158KatariatanrDhanwar571
159KatharatanrDhanwar632
160KenduaDhanwar1,695
161Khaira SinghaDhanwar731
162KhairidihDhanwar898
163KhanrharaDhanwar316
164KharioDhanwar127
165KherwaniDhanwar1,092
166KhesarmaDhanwar657
167KhesnalDhanwar726
168KhetoDhanwar897
169KhijarsotaDhanwar2,155
170KhiriachatanDhanwar253
171KhorimahuaDhanwar1,112
172KirpalpurDhanwar540
173KodwariDhanwar388
174KonratanrDhanwar564
175KoradihDhanwar1,046
176KoradihDhanwar705
177KoriadihDhanwar255
178KorwadihDhanwar621
179KubriDhanwar1,949
180KundaDhanwar78
181KusumbhaiDhanwar1,072
182LalbazarDhanwar4,106
183LatbedDhanwar487
184LenguraDhanwar689
185LodhipurDhanwar470
186MadhopurDhanwar315
187MadhopurDhanwar1,858
188Magho KhurdDhanwar887
189MaghokalanDhanwar468
190MahishmarwaDhanwar2,777
191MahthasarDhanwar307
192MahuatanrDhanwar189
193MahuatanrDhanwar384
194MajhladihDhanwar5696
195MajhladihDhanwar349
196MakatpurDhanwar446
197MakdihaDhanwar1,958
198MangasoDhanwar1,577
199MansadihDhanwar175
200MarpokaDhanwar1,245
201MarudihDhanwar934
202MasnodihDhanwar893
203MayaramtolaDhanwar1,094
204ModidihDhanwar1,817
205MohnagarhaDhanwar99
206MonodihDhanwar613
207MurnaDhanwar851
208Naekdih
Dhanwar731
209NaikadihDhanwar683
210NaitanrDhanwar283
211NaitanrDhanwar154
212NawadihDhanwar795
213NawadihDhanwar201
214NawadihDhanwar294
215NawagarhDhanwar1,982
216Nichli ChitardihDhanwar1,461
217NimadihDhanwar3,263
218OrkharDhanwar1,574
219PachrukhiDhanwar1,749
220PaharpurDhanwar1,665
221PaisaraDhanwar94
222PakariaDhanwar97
223PalangiDhanwar564
224PanchrukhiDhanwar352
225PandariaDhanwar1,377
226PandedihDhanwar894
227PandedihDhanwar1,262
228PandejorDhanwar763
229PandnatanrDhanwar647
230ParhodihDhanwar234
231ParsanDhanwar2,330
232PathaldihaDhanwar289
233PindrabadDhanwar149
234PipradihDhanwar333
235PiprakoniDhanwar797
236PotmagarhaDhanwar163
237Puran PatariDhanwar369
238PurnadihDhanwar457
239PurnadihDhanwar745
240Purni ChitardihDhanwar592
241Purrekh KalanDhanwar888
242Purrekh KhurdDhanwar507
243RajgarhaDhanwar511
244RajodihDhanwar1,065
245RakasbarDhanwar542
246RatanpurDhanwar607
247RatbadDhanwar428
248RopamahuaDhanwar786
249RupnadihDhanwar391
250RuputolaDhanwar849
251SaharpuraDhanwar631
252SakhaitanrDhanwar784
253SalaiaDhanwar1,266
254SalaidihDhanwar1,370
255SalariatanrDhanwar36
256SapamaranDhanwar1,753
257Saunt RaidihDhanwar803
258SiariDhanwar550
259SiariDhanwar354
260SimariaDhanwar281
261SingardihDhanwar825
262SiramdihDhanwar1,050
263SirmandihDhanwar458
264SirsaiDhanwar938
265SonbadDhanwar291
266SonbadDhanwar629
267SurangiDhanwar64
268TailaiDhanwar508
269TaranakhoDhanwar1,900
270TelodihDhanwar248
271TelodihDhanwar449
272ThekatanrDhanwar520
273TilaiaDhanwar224
274TokotanrDhanwar962
275TungrudihDhanwar484
276TunmalkiDhanwar470
277Upraili DhanwarDhanwar4,355
278Upraili PardhandihDhanwar742
279UrmarariDhanwar459
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Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dhanwar CD block had a total population of 267,352, of which 258,575 were rural and 8,777 were urban. There were 138,380 males and 128,972 females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 50,403. Scheduled Castes numbered 35,200 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,064.
The only census town in Dhanwar CD block is : Dhanwar.

Literacy

census the total number of literate persons in Dhanwar CD block was 141,963 out of which males numbered 89,562 and females numbered 52,401. The gender disparity was 29.47%.
census, literacy in Giridih district was 63.14% Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Language and religion

Khortha is the main spoken language. Hindi is the official language. Urdu is also spoken.

Rural poverty

40-50% of the population of Giridih district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Koderma and Hazaribagh districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.

Economy

Livelihood

In Dhanwar CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 58,318 and formed 47.13%, agricultural labourers numbered 40,014 and formed 32.34%, household industry workers numbered 4,297 and formed 3.47% and other workers numbered 21,114 and formed 17.06%. Total workers numbered 123,743 and formed 46.28% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 143,609 and formed 53.72% of the population.
Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

Infrastructure

There are 279 inhabited villages in Dhanwar CD block. In 2011, 147 villages had power supply. 18 villages had tap water, 277 villages had well water, 262 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 33 villages had post offices, 16 villages had a sub post office, 7 villages had telephones and 21 villages had mobile phone coverage. 275 villages had pucca village roads, 23 villages had bus service, 15 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 68 villages had tractors. 26 villages had bank branches, 12 villages had agricultural credit societies, 12 villages had cinema/ video halls, 9 villages had public library and public reading room. 106 villages had public distribution system, 27 villages had weekly haat and 185 villages had assembly polling stations.

Agriculture

Hills occupy a large portion of Giridih district. The soil is generally rocky and sandy and that helps jungles and bushes to grow. The forest area, forming a large portion of total area, in the district is evenly distributed all over. Some areas near the rivers have alluvial soil. In Dhanwar CD block, the percentage of cultivable area to total area is 25.17%. The percentage of cultivable area to the total area for the district, as a whole, is 27.04%. Irrigation is inadequate. The percentage of irrigated area to cultivable area in Dhanwar CD block is 17.41%. May to October is the Kharif season, followed by the Rabi season. Rice, sown in 50% of the gross sown area, is the main crop in the district. Other important crops grown are: maize, wheat, sugar cane, pulses and vegetables.

Backward Regions Grant Fund

Giridih district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.

Transport

State Highway 13, running from Koderma to Gobindpur on NH 19 / Grand Trunk Road, passes through this block.
Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line passes through this block and there is a station at Raj Dhanwar.

Education

Dhanwar CD block had 99 villages with pre-primary schools, 216 villages with primary schools, 99 villages with middle schools, 17 villages with secondary schools, 4 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with a general degree college, 57 villages with no educational facility.

.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
  • Adarsh College was established at Rajdhanwar in 1973.
  • Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith was established at Jharkhand Dham, Giridih, in 1967. It is an institute specializing in Sanskrit, but also offers other courses. It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University. It has hostel facilities.

Healthcare

Dhanwar CD block had 6 villages with primary health centres, 25 villages with primary health subcentres, 5 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 5 villages with allopathic hospitals, 10 villages with dispensaries, 3 villages with veterinary hospitals, 4 villages with family welfare centres, 30 villages with medicine shops.

.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included