8km
5miles

B

I

H

A

R

Sakri River

Barakar River

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Koderma Thermal Power Station

P

Tilaiya
Dam

D

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

CT

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

M

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Chandwara

R

Dhab

R

  

Location

Chandwara is located at 24°23′29″N 85°28′34″E / 24.391328°N 85.476154°E / 24.391328; 85.476154.

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandwara had a total population of 9,097, of which 4,624 (51%) were males and 4,473 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,698. The total number of literate persons in Chandwara was 5,160 (69.74% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Chandwara police station serves Chandwara CD block.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Chandwara CD block is at Chandwara village.

Transport

There is a station nearby at Pipradih on the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line.