Dhanwar, Giridih

Rajdhanwar

Dhanwar
Rajdhanwar
Rajdhanwar Dhanwar Rajdhanwar
city
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Population (2016)
• Total	500,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
06554	825412
Vehicle registration	JH-11
Website	giridih.nic.in

Dhanwar is a census town in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is part of Dhanwar (community development block).

Geography

Dhanwar is located at 24°25′N 85°59′E / 24.42°N 85.98°E / 24.42; 85.98.^[1] It has an average elevation of 336 metres (1102 feet). It has a dam called "Naulakha Dam" where many people come here for celebrating the picnic. khorimahua(Rajdhanwar) subdivisional has five block.These blocks are rajdhanwar, jamua,gawan,tisri,deori.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dhanwar had a population of 18,000. There were 9500 males and 8,500 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 698 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 6.^[2]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Dhanwar had a population of 7,935. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhanwar has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 73% and, female literacy is 55%. In Dhanwar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The name "Dhanwar"(khorimahua) is the name of a subdivisional in Giridih and Rajdhanwar is now its current name. Rajdhanwar is a place for business at basic level. it has become a huge market place where the daily transaction are into millions, major contribution being from sale of food products, cloth, jewelry, and metals. This town is very famous for "Chath" puja in jharkhand state. Every year, around 4 lakhs people visit Dhanwar chath ghat called "Rajghat" during chath. Decoration of Rajghat occurs at huge level,which fascinates the visitors.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Dhanwar was 16,893 out of which 8763 were males and 8130 were females.^[2]

Temple

Jharkhand Dham - It is situated approximately 55 km from Giridih and 10 km from Rajdhanwar. "Jharkhand Dham" which is considered to be the second most worshiped temple of "Shiva", after Baidhnath Dham in Deoghar.

Hanuman Mandir- it is situated at Bada Chowk (cinema road) 3 km from Dhanwar station.

[Durga mandir] Gorthamba is a famous Temple of goddess Durga

High school kubri

Economy

Banks

State Bank Of India with ATM
Bank Of India with ATM
Axis Bank ATM only
Jharkhand Gramin Bank
Co-operative Bank
Punjab National Bank
Bank of Baroda
Allahabad Bank

Tele-communication

SNo	Provider	Technology
1	BSNL 3G	GSMHSPA
2	AirTel 3G 4G	GSM
3	IDEA3G	GSM
4	Vodafone3G	GSM
5	Reliance 3G	GSM
6	Tata Docomo	GSM
7	Aircel	GSM
8	Telenor 4G	GSM
9	Reliance Jio	4G

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhanwar
^ ^a ^b "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhanwar

[census2011-2] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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