Garhwa of Jharkhand is situated in the south-western part of the Palamu district in Jharkhand. It was on 1st April, 1991 that the district of Garhwa was separated from the Palamu district and given a separate entity.
A snapshot at the district of Garhwa at Jharkhand can be as follows:
* Area - 4044 square kilometers.
* Latitude - 23º60' to 24º39' North.
* Longitude - 83º22' to 84º East.
* Population - 10,34,151.
* Boundaries - River Sone in the north, Palamu district and a part of Chhatisgarh in the south, Sarguja district in the east and Sonebhadra district in the west.
* Flora - Asan, khair, dhaura, salai, kusum, sisam, piar, bel, gambhar, bid, semal, etc.
* Crops - Oilseeds, pulses, river, wheat, maize, sugarcane, etc.
* Minerals - China clay, graphite, granite, etc.
Furthermore, the district of Garhwa is divided into 14 blocks: the districts are subdivided into two subdivisions namely Garhwa and Nagar-Untrai. The blocks of Garhwa in Jharkhand are:
* Meral
* Ranka
* Garhwa
* Majhiyaon
* Bhawanathpur
* Dhuraki
* Chiniya
* Kandi
* Kharoundhi
* Ramna
* Ramkanda
* Dandai
* Bhandariya and
* Nagar-Untrai.
The district is further divided into 156 Gram Panchayats and 62 uninhabited and 916 inhabited villages. One can also come across a number of police stations in the districts of Garhwa. The police stations of Garhwa are as follows:
* Dharaki
* Meral
* Majhiyaon
* Nagar-Untrai
* Garhwa
* Ranka
* Bhawanathpur
* Bhandariya.
Furthermore, it can be said that Garhwa provides a lot of opportunity for tourism. Some of the sites that form the pivot of the tourism industry of Jharkhand in Garhwa are as follows:
* Raja Pahari
* Krishna Mandir
* Catholic Ashram
* Sukhaldari waterfall
* Parasdiha fall
* Saruat Pahar
* Gursandhu fall, etc.
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