Chandwa (community development block)
| Chandwa | |
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 Chandwa
 Chandwa
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| Coordinates: 23°41′N 84°44′E / 23.68°N 84.73°ECoordinates: 23°41′N 84°44′E / 23.68°N 84.73°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Latehar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Website | latehar |
Chandwa, is a community development block in Latehar district, in Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located around 75 km from Ranchi, the state capital. It is surrounded by picturesque scenery and is well known for abundance of bauxite and coal mines. It is mineral rich like most of Jharkhand State. This is a very important city because this place is a junction for NH 39 and NH99. This is also a very important junction for railway.
Chandwa is located at 23°41′N 84°44′E / 23.68°N 84.73°E. It has an average elevation of 525 m (1,722 ft).
Chandwa Community Block had a population of 81,479 and is the third largest Community Block in Latehar District after Balumath and Latehar respectively. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandwa has an average literacy rate of 41.06%, much lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54.91%, and female literacy is 26.58%. Obviously, the people of Chandwa need access to good schools to catch up with the rest of the nation in terms of literacy.
There are a total of 86 villages and 17 panchayats in this Chandwa community block.
1) New Degree College is in under construction
2) New polytechnic college is in under construction
3) Govt. Middle School, Chandwa Situated on NH75 1400 Students 20 Teachers
Hindi is the main language for communication in Chandwa even though a majority of people would speak a dialect coherent with Hindi and a mix of Nagpuriya and Plamau languages. There are 2 government-run middle schools and 3 high schools. One of the high schools is exclusively for Girls and the other two are co educational in nature. SS High school is the oldest of all while Christ Raja High School is regarded prestigious in Palamau Commissionary.
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