Dhurki Garhwa
Dhurki (Hindi: धुरकी) is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
Dhurki
धुरकी | |
|---|---|
Block | |
| Nickname: धुरकी | |
  Dhurki Location in Jharkhand, India  Dhurki Dhurki (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°08′N 83°26′E / 24.13°N 83.44°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Garhwa |
| Block | Dhurki |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 822121 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
About Dhurki Garhwa Jharkhand
Dhurki a Taluka/Block/प्रखंड, close to Garhwa, is located 46km from Garhwa. Dhurki is located in north west of Garhwa. It is one of the border location of Jharkhand. It's well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, Airtel 3G, like cellular networks.
Languages
Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]
Facilities
- Market: A small market called as Dhurki bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also
References
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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