Gawan | |
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Community development block | |
Location in Jharkhand, India | |
Coordinates: 24°37′06″N 85°56′51″E / 24.61833°N 85.94750°ECoordinates: 24°37′06″N 85°56′51″E / 24.61833°N 85.94750°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Giridih |
Government | |
• Type | Community development block |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 115,962 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Santali |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Vehicle registration | JH |
Website | giridih |
Gawan block is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khuri Mahua subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Gawan is located at 24°37′06″N 85°56′51″E / 24.61833°N 85.94750°E.
Gawan CD Block covers an area 33,675.04 hectares (83,212.8 acres), out of which 16,362.02 hectares (40,431.4 acres) was forest area.
Panchayats in Gawan CD Block are: Pasnour, Manjhne, Birne, Amtaro, Gawan, Serua, Sankh, Patna, Badidih, Malda, Nagwan, Gadar, Kharsan, Pihara (E), Pihara (W), Nimadih and Jamdar.
Rivers in Gawan CD Block are: Sankh, Barki, Chakli, Sakri and Likhar.
As per 2011 Census of India, Gawan CD Block had a total population of 115,962, all of which were rural. There were 59,039 males and 56,923 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 18,913 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 5,295.
As of 2011[update] census, the total number of literates in Gawan CD Block was 56,848 out of which 35,581 were males and 21,267 were females.
Gawan and Tisri CD Blocks have many mica mines.