Dhanwar, Giridih Explained

Dhanwar
Other Name:Rajdhanwar
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.42°N 85.98°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Name2:Giridih
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.4
Population Total:26000
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages(*For language details see Dhanwar (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:06554
Postal Code:825412
Registration Plate:JH-11
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kodarma
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Dhanwar

Dhanwar, also known as Rajdhanwar, is a census town in the Dhanwar CD block in the Khori Mahua subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Dhanwar nagar panchayat is formed in 2019. It is a busiest business destination in the district Giridih.Dhanwar is surrounded by river from three sides. This town is very famous for Hindu verdict festival Chhath puja in Jharkhand state. Every year, around 4 lakh people visit Dhanwar chhath ghat called "Rajghat" during the festival. Decoration of Rajghat occurs at huge-level that fascinates the visitors.

Geography

Location

Dhanwar is located at 24.42°N 85.98°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 336 m (1102 ft). The town has a check dam (used for agriculture) called "Naulakha Dam" and many people come here for picnics. One of its administrative subdivisions Khori Mahuwa comprises five blocks such as Rajdhanwar, Jamua, Gawan, Tisri, and Deori.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.[2] [3] [4]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

Dhanwar police station has its jurisdiction over Dhanwar CD block.[5] According to the British records, the police station was established after Giridh subdivision formation came into existence in 1870.[6]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Dhanwar CD Block are located at Dhanwar.[7] [8]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dhanwar had a total population of 15,200, of which 7,904 (52%) were males and 7,296 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,253. The total number of literate persons in Dhanwar was 6,153 (81.78% of the population over 6 years).[9]

As per 2001 India census, Dhanwar had a population of 7,935. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhanwar has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 73% while the female literacy is 55%. In Dhanwar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.[10]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Dhanwar covered an area of 5.4 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved tapwater from treated sources, uncovered well, overhead tank. It had 851 domestic electric connections, 55 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 6 dispensaries, 6 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 TB hospital/ clinic, 1 nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Gangapur 5 km away, 1 general degree college. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre. Three important commodities it produced were basketry, chura, sattu. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 2 private bank,1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.[11]

Economy

Rajhanwar is a basic level business place. It has become a huge marketplace with millions of daily transactions. The main contributions to its business are made through the sale of grains, Manihari goods, food products, cloth, jewelry, and metals.

Rajdhanwar is known for gold, silver ornaments and metal utensils. Electronic market is growing rapidly.

V2 Shopping Mall and Reliance Trends are shopping malls in Dhanwar.

Rajmani cinema hall is very old cinema theatre in Dhanwar began in 1988.

There are two car showroom in rajdhanwar.

  1. Maruti Suzuki
  2. Tata Motors

Banks

Automated teller machines - Bank Of India, SBI, Axis Bank - India 1 ATMVarious Customer service point(CSPs)(Mini bank)

Transport

Dhanwar is on the Hazaribag - Deoghar (Bagodar-Khorimahua) State Highway. It is about 42 km from GT Road (NH 19). 29 Kms away from Grand Cord Railway Line (Hazaribag Road). Koderma (Jhumri Tilaiya) is 50 Kms from Rajdhanwar.

Railway

Rajdhanwar has a railway station named Dhanwar at about 3 km from the centre of town. There is only one superfast train on this route. Asansol hatia express (13513). It is on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.[12]

Education

There are 6 affiliated cbse school and one postgraduate and 1 b.ed college in Rajdhanwar.

There are many good schools for Primary & Secondary & Senior Secondary education. S S High School Dhanwar is one of finest among them in Giridih District. Student of this school scores Bihar Topper (erstwhile Bihar). In Higher education With the efforts of local residents, Adarsh College was established at Rajdanwar in 1973, under the leadership of the former MLA & freedom fighter, Lt. Punit Roy. It offers bachelor's courses in arts, science and commerce.[13] A Teacher's Training College is also situated in Panchrukhi, Dhanwar.

Culture

Temple

Jharkhand Dham - It is situated approximately 55 km from Giridih and 10 km from Rajdhanwar. "Jharkhand Dham" which is considered one of the second most worshipped temple of Shiva after Baidhnath Dham in Deoghar.

Raja Mandir near Raja Tola.

Gaytri Mandir, Ganesh Manadap and many others situated inside the Dhanwar market.

Hanuman Mandir- it is situated at Bada Chowk (cinema road) 3 km from Dhanwar station.

Shanidev Naugraha Mandir - It has recently built the only temple of Shani dev in the whole district. It is situated near the Rajghat.

Nawadih Mandap - It is situated at Ruputola Nawadih.

Chhat Puja

This town is very famous for Hindu festival Chhath puja in Jharkhand state. During chhath puja, around 4 lakh people visit Dhanwar chath ghat called "Rajghat" during the festival. Decoration of Rajghat occurs at huge-level that fascinates the visitors. Every single Road and street is filled with colourful lights, decorated, clean and full of devotion.

Healthcare

Besides three, there are many hospital in dhanwar. SubDivisional Government hospital is under construction in dhanwar with an amount of 25 crore.Refral Hospital is the government Hospital situated in Block Campus, Gandhi Chowk. Normal operations are done here. Some Private nursing Homes are also situated here.

Ayurveda Centres

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Dhanwar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhanwar
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A. Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand . 15 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 September 2017.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook, Giridih . Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6 . Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand . 23 September 2017 .
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook, Giridih . Tables 2.1, 2.4 . Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand . 28 November 2017.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A . Pages 5-7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114100938/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2004_PART_A_DCHB_GIRIDIH.pdf. dead. 14 November 2019. 14 November 2019.
  7. Web site: 2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B. Map on Page 3 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. 28 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Giridih . District Administration, Giridih . 28 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527171358/http://giridih.nic.in/block.html . 27 May 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 8 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01.
  11. Web site: District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 7 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Koderma-Maheshmunda Passenger . Time Table . IndiaRailInfo . 10 December 2019.
  13. Web site: Adarsh College, Raj Dhanwar . AC. 2 December 2017.