Dhanwar (community development block)
Dhanwar
Dhanvār | |
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Location in Giridih District | |
Interactive map of Dhanwar | |
| Coordinates: 24°25′12″N 85°58′48″E / 24.42000°N 85.98000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Subdivision | Khori Mahuwa |
| Headquarters | Dhanwar |
| Panchayat | 39 (3rd) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| • Block Development Officer | Devendra Kumar Das |
| • Circle Officer | Guljar Anjum |
| Area | |
• Total | 352.40 km2 (136.06 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 267,352 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 758.66/km2 (1,964.9/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825412 (Raj Dhanwar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06556 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dhanwar |
| Literacy | 65.44% |
| Sex Ratio | 932 |
| Website | giridih |
Dhanwar is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.