Garhwa is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 19 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 4,093 sq km. There are 3 towns and 888 villages in this district.
As per census Garhwa District has a population of 1,322,784 in 2011 out of which 683,575 are male and 639,209 are female. Population of Garhwa District in 2020/2021 is 1,476,610(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 653,476 out of 405,161 are male and 248,315 are female. People living in Garhwa District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 571,431 out of which men are 335,451 and women are 235,980. Total 47,082 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 35,512 are cultivated by men and 11,570 are women. 57,365 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 39,564 and 17,801 are women. Garhwa District sex ratio is 935 females per 1000 of males. Next Garhwa District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 4,093 sq km., 40 sq km is urban and 4054 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,468,291 in the district, 69,670 are in urban area and 1,253,114 are in rural area. 13,233 households are in urban, 241,464 are in rural area. 45,948 literate people are in urban, 607,528 are in rural area.
Geography of Garhwa
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharaundhi | 51,479 | 26,498 | 24,981 | 10,596 |
| Bhawnathpur | 85,319 | 44,673 | 40,646 | 16,804 |
| Ketar | 50,821 | 26,518 | 24,303 | 9,939 |
| Kandi | 81,521 | 42,541 | 38,980 | 14,890 |
| Majhiaon | 70,935 | 36,911 | 34,024 | 13,157 |
| Bardiha | 37,930 | 19,527 | 18,403 | 7,047 |
| Ramna | 70,584 | 36,556 | 34,028 | 13,345 |
| Bishunpura | 32,242 | 16,669 | 15,573 | 6,187 |
| Nagaruntari | 102,772 | 53,246 | 49,526 | 19,347 |
| Dhurki | 55,469 | 28,544 | 26,925 | 10,616 |
| Sagma | 30,396 | 15,798 | 14,598 | 5,892 |
| Dandai | 63,665 | 32,558 | 31,107 | 12,300 |
| Chinia | 38,833 | 19,761 | 19,072 | 7,669 |
| Meral | 130,308 | 67,253 | 63,055 | 24,906 |
| Garhwa | 201,627 | 105,464 | 96,163 | 39,258 |
| Danda | 17,856 | 9,195 | 8,661 | 3,521 |
| Ranka | 90,483 | 45,783 | 44,700 | 17,845 |
| Ramkanda | 44,452 | 22,525 | 21,927 | 8,232 |
| Bhandaria | 66,092 | 33,555 | 32,537 | 13,146 |