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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Garhwa district}}<br />
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'''Garhwa''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in, and headquarters of, [[Garhwa district]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Bihar]] are nearby states. Garhwa Road (Rehla) is a major Railway Junction where thousands of passengers find this station most convenient to catch their train for [[Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]]. You can find bus services for [[Ranchi]], Ambikapur, Gaya etc.<br />
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==History==<br />
The erstwhile Garhwa Subdivision of Palamau district consisting of 8 Blocks was separated from Palamau district as an independent district "Garhwa" with effect from 1 April 1991.<br />
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[http://garhwa.nic.in/history.html History, Garhwa District - Garhwa]</ref> It is situated on Southwest corner of Palamu division, which lies between 23060βand 24039β N latitude and 83022β and 84000β E longitude. The district is surrounded by river Sone in the north; Palamu district and area of Chhattisgarh in the south; Palamau district in the east and Surguja district of Chhattisgarh and Sonebhadra district of U.P. in the west. Garhwa district is a part of Palamau Commissionery consisting of 19 blocks and two subdivisions namely Garhwa and Nagar-Untrai.<br />
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==Geography and geology==<br />
Garhwa is located at {{Coord|24.18|N|83.82|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Garwa.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Garhwa]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|197|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<br />
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Nearest railway station is Garhwa Town, Indian Railway Code for Garhwa town is GHQ.<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1118 [http://www.facebook.com/Garhwa.Town Garhwa Town] Railway Station</ref> Another nearby railway station (around 10&nbsp;km away) is [[Garwa Road]], Indian Railway Code for Garhwa road is GHD.<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1117 Garwa Road Railway Station</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[Garhwa railway station]] is a railway station for Garhwa city.<br />
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Garhwa is located {{convert|1036|km|mi}} south east of [[New Delhi]] and is accessible by train to [[Garwa Road Junction railway station|Garwa Road Junction]] from [[Lucknow]], [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Bhopal Junction]], [[Delhi]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Varanasi]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]. The nearest airport is {{convert|165|km|mi}} away in Ranchi.<br />
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Garhwa is well connected with [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Raipur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Varanasi]], [[Ambikapur, India|Ambikapur]], [[Durgapur]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kota, Bilaspur|Kota]], [[Kanpur]], [[Ramanujganj]] and [[Renukoot]] etc. by road.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Garhwa had a population of 46059. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Garhwa has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 51%. In Garhwa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Tourist areas==<br />
The "'''Gadhdevi Temple'''" where people come from different parts of [[Jharkhand]] is located in the Garhwa district. Another tourist spot is "The Satbahini Fall" which has maintained its popularity from the [[British Raj|British]] era and still attracts tourists from the state. <br />
"'''The Kali Temple'''" is also a holy place of worship, famously called as Kali Sthan .It is believed that Goddess Kali fulfils the dreams of her worshippers.Ranka Raj Palace. (Where shooting of movie Aaj Ka Robin Hood done. )"Khonhar Mandir is also a famous holy place(in small village Gijna) of Lord Shiva which has some historical and religious story behind their origination.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Garhwa district]]<br />
*[[Garhwa railway station]]<br />
*[[Latehar district]]<br />
*[[Palamu district]]<br />
*[[Jharkhand]]<br />
*[[Nagar Untari]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://garhwa.nic.in Garhwa District's webpage]<br />
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{{Palamu Division}}<br />
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[[Category:Garhwa district]]<br />
[[Category:Community development blocks in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Community development blocks in Garhwa district]]<br />
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