Garhwa District
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Garhwa City district गढवा जिला |
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| District of Jharkhand | |
 Location of Garhwa City district in Jharkhand |
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| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative division | Palamu division |
| Headquarters | Garhwa |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Palamau (shared with Palamu district) |
| • Assembly seats | 2 (Garhwa-Ranka, Bhawnathpur) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,044 km2 (1,561 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,322,387 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 62.18 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 933 |
| Major highways | NH 75 |
| Website | Official website |
Garhwa district (Hindi: गढवा जिला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. Garhwa district is a part of the Palamu division, and its administrative headquarters are in the city of Garhwa.
On 1 April, 1991, this district was created from the former Palamu district by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. As of 2011[update] Garhwa district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.
Garhwa district consists of 19 blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in Garhwa district:
Garhwa district lies between 23° 60’ and 24° 39’ north latitude and 83° 22’ and 84° 00’ east longitude. It is bordered by the Son River on the north, Palamau district of Jharkhand state on the east, Surguja district of Chhattisgarh state on the south, and Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh on the west.
In 2006, the Indian government named Garhwa district as one of the country's 250 most forward districts, out of a total of 640. It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand state currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Garhwa district comprises two subdivisions: Garhwa and Nagar-Untari, which are further divided into 14 blocks. At the time of creation, this district comprised only eight blocks: Bhandaria, Bhawanathpur, Dhuraki, Garhwa, Majhiyaon, Meral, Nagar-Untari and Ranka. Later, six more blocks were created by reorganizing the existing blocks. These are: Chiniya, Dandai, Kandi, Kharaundhi, Ramkanda and Ramuna. This district comprises 156 gram panchayat and 916 villages. It has two police sub-divisions: Garhwa and Nagar-Untari, with eight police stations in Bhandaria, Bhawnathpur, Dhurki, Garhwa, Majhiyaon, Meral, Nagar-Untari, and Ranka.
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