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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Urwan
Urwan is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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8km
5miles
B
I
H
A
R
Sakri River
Barakar River
Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary
T
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary (T)
Koderma Thermal Power Station
P
Koderma Thermal Power Station
Tilaiya
Dam
D
Tilaiya Dam
Karma
CT
Karma, Koderma (CT)
Bekobar
CT
Bekobar (CT)
Domchanch
CT
Domchanch (CT)
Jhumri Telaiya
M
Jhumri Telaiya (M)
Kodarma
M
Kodarma (M)
Urwan
R
Tilaiya
R
Tilaiya (R)
Satgawan
R
Satgawan (R)
Nawalsahi
R
Nawalsahi (R)
Nawadih
R
Nawadih, Markacho (R)
Markacho
R
Markacho (R)
Jainagar
R
Jainagar, Koderma (R)
Dhab
R
Dhab (R)
Chandwara
R
Chandwara (R)

Location

Urwan is located at 24°21′29″N 85°27′56″E / 24.357983°N 85.465444°E / 24.357983; 85.465444.

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, Urwan had a total population of 5,120, of which 2,649 (52%) were males and 2,471 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,003. The total number of literate persons in Urwan was 2,832 (68.79% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

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

Tourism

Jharkhand State Tourism Department has developed a ‘Tourist complex’ at Urwan.

References

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "73371 => 53371 Koderma-Barkakhana Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Koderma". Urwan Tourist Complex. jharkahnddarshan.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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