Khori Mahuwa subdivision

Khori Mahuwa subdivision (also spelled Khuri Mahua) is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Khori Mahuwa subdivision
Subdivision
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Coordinates: 24°25′12″N 85°58′48″E / 24.420000°N 85.980000°E / 24.420000; 85.980000
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Headquarters	Khori Mahua
Government
• Type	Representative democracy
Area
• Total	2,020.81 km^2 (780.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	932,485
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	giridih.nic.in

Subdivision office is located at Domaidih village, which is 10 km from Dhanwar town and 3 km from khorimahua chowk on State Highway 13 (Giridih-koderma road).

History

Khori Mahuwa subdivision was created in March 2014.^[1]

 

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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Subdivisions

Giridih district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km^2 (2001)	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Khori Mahuwa	Khori Mahua	2020.81	932,485	98.95	1.05
Bagodar-Saria	Suriya	887.59	476,613	96.02	3.98
Dumri	Dumri	823.44	266,318	95.23	4.77
Giridih Sadar	Giridih	1200	586,322	93.17	6.83

Police stations

Police stations in Khori Mahuwa subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[7][8]

Police station	Area covered km^2	Municipal town	CD Block
Dhanwar	n/a	-	Dhanwar
Ghorthamba	n/a	-	Dhanwar
Jamua	n/a	-	Jamua
Hirodih	n/a	-	Jamua
Deori	n/a	-	Deori
Bhelwaghati	n/a	-	Deori
Tisri	n/a	-	Tisri
Lokainayanpur	n/a	-	Tisri
Gawan	n/a	-	Gawan

Blocks

Community development blocks in Khori Mahuwa subdivision are:^[7][9][10]

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km^2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Hindus %	Muslims %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Dhanwar	Dhanwar	352.41	267,352	13.17	0.77	72.92	26.87	65.44	Dhanwar
Jamua	Jamua	478.47	271,563	15.39	0.99	78.90	20.78	63.99	Jamua
Tisri	Tisri	429.56	95,081	13.71	22.21	81.67	13.17	55.27	Tisri
Deori	Deori	423.61	182,527	15.40	12.35	82.98	11.65	62.54	Deori
Gawan	Gawan	336.76	115,962	16.31	4.57	80.60	18.85	60.94	Gawan

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Giridih district:^[11]

Subdivision	Primary School		Middle School		High School		Higher Secondary School		General College, Univ		Technical / Professional Instt		Non-formal Education
	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student
Khori Mahuwa subdivision	905	133,026	508	49,979	73	24,318	8	13,067	1	1,568	-	-	-	-
Dumri	342	43,033	209	18,561	27	8,901	4	6,673	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bagodar Saria	333	54,217	225	23,670	53	11,943	3	2,817	-	-	-	-	-	-
Giridih Sadar	590	80,952	314	33,912	50	19,187	6	11,701	2	7098	5	447	-	-
Giridih district	2,170	311,228	1,256	126,122	203	64,349	21	34,258	3	8,676	5	447	-	-

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Khori Mahuwa subdivision:

• Adarsh College was established at Rajdhanwar in 1973. It is third college in giridih which is pursuing master of arts degree.^[12]
• Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith was established at Jharkhand Dham, Giridih, in 1967. It is an institute specializing in Sanskrit, but also offers other courses. It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University. It has hostel facilities.^[13][14]
• Langtababa Mahavidyalaya was established at Mirzaganj, Giridih, in 1983. It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University. (It is not clear what courses it offers).^[15][16]

References

1. . HT Ranchi. Hindustan Times, 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
2. "Giridih City Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
5. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
6. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
7. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
8. "District Police Profile – Giridih". Contact Numbers. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
9. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
10. "C1 Population by Religious Community". Jharkhand. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
11. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Table 4.9. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
12. "Adarsh College, Raj Dhanwar". AC. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
13. "Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith". way2college. Retrieved 2 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
14. "Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith". ICBSE. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
15. "Lb Mahavidyalaya". way2college. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
16. "Colleges under VBU". Vinoba Bhave University. Retrieved 17 December 2020.