Udhwa (community development block)
| Udhwa | |
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| Community development block | |
 Udhwa
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| Coordinates: 24°58′13″N 87°50′43″E / 24.97028°N 87.84528°ECoordinates: 24°58′13″N 87°50′43″E / 24.97028°N 87.84528°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Sahibganj |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 177,263 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 65,797 (47.71%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 816108 (Rajmahal) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06426 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 18 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Website | sahibganj |
| CD Block | |
Udhwa is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rajmahal subdivision of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 42 km from Sahibganj, the district headquarters.
Udhwa, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°58′13″N 87°50′43″E / 24.97028°N 87.84528°E. It is on Mokama-Farakka Highway – NH 80.
The district can be divided into two regions, one of which is the plains, consisting of uplands, undulation along ridges and depressions covers the Sahibganj, Rajmahal, Udhwa and Barharwa CD Blocks. Three rivers flowing through this region – the Ganges, Gumani and Bansloi - make the plains rich and cultivable. The inhabitants of this region are mostly non-tribals of various castes and Paharias and Santals.
Udhwa CD Block has 129 gram panchayats, 79 inhabited (chiragi) and 50 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.
As per 2011 Census of India Udhwa CD Block had a total population of 177,263, of which 167,727 were rural and 9,536 were urban. There were 90,967 (51%) males and 86,296 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 38,505. Scheduled Castes numbered 6,269 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 9,741.
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