# Garhwa

Garhwa is a City 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. Bus services are available for Ranchi, Ambikapur, Gaya, etc.

## History

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. It is situated on Southwest corner of Palamu division, which lies between 23060’and 24039’ N latitude and 83022’ and 84000’ 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 20 blocks and three subdivisions namely Garhwa, Ranka and Nagar-Untari.
Below are the Name of 20 Block
1. Banshidhar-Nagar (Formerly Known as Nagar-Untari) 2. Bhawanathpur 3. Meral 4. Ramna 5. Bardiha 6.Bhandaria 7. Chinia
8. Ranka 9. Ramkanda 10. Dhurki 11. Bishunpura 12. Manjhiaon 13. Kandi 14. Kharaundhi
15. Danda 16.Dandai 17. Bargarh 18. Ketar 19.Sagma
20. Garhwa_Sadar

## Geography and geology

Garhwa is located at 24°11′N 83°49′E﻿ / ﻿24.18°N 83.82°E﻿ / 24.18; 83.82. It has an average elevation of 197 m (646 ft).
Nearest railway station is Garhwa Town, Indian Railway Code for Garhwa town is GHQ. Another nearby railway station (around 15 km away) is Garwa Road, Indian Railway Code for Garhwa road is GHD.

## Transport

All major express and passenger trains stop at Garhwa railway station.
Garhwa is located 1,036 kilometres (644 mi) south east of New Delhi and is accessible by train to Garwa Road Junction from
* Ranchi,
* Lucknow,
* Kolkata,
* Kota,
* Bhopal Junction,
* Delhi,
* Jabalpur,
* Patna,
* Varanasi
* Gaya.
The nearest airport is 165 kilometres (103 mi) away in Ranchi.
Garhwa is well connected with
* Ranchi,
* Jamshedpur,
* Dhanbad,
* Kolkata,
* Varanasi,
* Ambikapur,
* Durgapur,
* Raipur,
* Patna,
* Delhi,
* Lucknow,
* Allahabad,
* Kota,
* Kanpur,
* Ramanujganj,
* Renukoot,
etc., by road.
Garhwa Town have two national highway NH 75 and NH 343. Garhwa Town Connects Three States Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
Garhwa Town has a interstate Bus stand in Sonpurwa nearly 200 buses travels to different locations.

## Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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.

## Tourist areas

* "Gadhdevi Temple", to which people come from different parts of Jharkhand.
* Satbahini Fall, which has been popular from the British era and still attracts tourists from the state.
* "The Kali Temple", also known as Kali Sthan, where it is believed Goddess Kali fulfills the dreams of her worshippers.
* Ranka Raj Palace, where shooting of movie Aaj Ka Robin Hood was done.
* Khonhar Mandir, Gijna, is a famous temple to Lord Shiva, which has a history and a religious story behind it.