Chandwa
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Chandwa, is a community development block in Latehar district
, in India
n state
of Jharkhand
. It is located around 75 km from Ranchi
, the state capital. It is surrounded by picturesque scenery and is well known for abundance of bauxite
and coal mines. It is mineral rich like most of Jharkhand State.
and Latehar
respectively. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandwa has an average literacy rate of 41.06%, much lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54.91%, and female literacy is 26.58%. Obviously, the people of Chandwa need access to good schools to catch up with the rest of the nation in terms of literacy.
There are a total of 86 villages and 17 panchayats in this Chandwa community block.
Even though there are not many english medium schools in Chandwa, in the last 10 years the local educational youth have come forward and set up a few english medium primary schools. Some of the youths have also started a few coaching centers to impart private coaching to the needy students.
Recently Abhijeet Group has decided to open up a Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) public school near Nagar, about 10 Kilometers from Chandwa. This will be a huge boost to the students and the parents of Chandwa who would otherwise need to send their kids to the Jharkhand
state capital Ranchi
for getting basic education in English medium.
Recently there have been many positive news about a handful of companies like Essar, Abhijeet Group etc planning to set up power plant projects in the vicinity of Chandwa. The power plant project by Abhijit group has already started in "Chakla", about 10 km away from chandwa on chandwa-chatra highway.
The local business has got a boost in the recent times with the coming of Abhijeet Group and Essar Group in the local area. In the main town, the rental prices of homes and office spaces have been soaring and the local people have adopted this as a good money earning business plan.
(b) Kranti Fall: - This beautiful fall is located in the picturesque Amjharia Ghati and once it used to be a picnic spot but now it is abandoned mostly because of Naxal activities in the surrounding area.
(c) Hindalco Park: - About 5 km from Chandwa town on the Chandwa-Ranchi Road. This park has been developed and maintained by Hindalco industries and serves as a good picnic spot for the people of Chandwa town especially on the arrival of new year (1 January).
, Daltonganj
, Lohardaga
, Gumla
and the state capital Ranchi
by road. The national highway NH-75 connecting State capital Ranchi
to the Palamau headquarter Daltonganj
via Chandwa town is undergoing the widening currently and it would be a major relief for the local people for commuting to Ranchi and Daltonganj. The common mode of transport usually is privately run buses and other vehicles.
, Delhi
, Patna
, Ranchi
, Howrah are available on a daily basis from Tori station.
Tori Station would soon be elevated to the status of a Railway Junction as the new rail route from Lohardaga
would connect here. A railway line is also proposed to connect Chatra
and Hazaribagh
from Tori later in the future.
at the state capital Ranchi
(75 KM).
(a) Tumbagadha in Palamau
(b) Sadar Hospital in Lohardaga
(c) Mandar Hospital
is the primary sport in Chandwa. The ground of SS High School is the main playing ground for the local children. Tennis ball cricket
is the primary version of cricket that is played there, and local tournaments are held annually.
Apart from cricket, other sports popular in Chandwa include hockey
, football and badminton
.
and Alka and Menka Cinema Halls in Lohardaga
. Local residents purely rely on Television and a few privately run Video centers in the town.
Latehar District
Latehar district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Latehar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is part of Palamu division....
, in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
. It is located around 75 km from Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
, the state capital. It is surrounded by picturesque scenery and is well known for abundance of bauxite
Bauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
and coal mines. It is mineral rich like most of Jharkhand State.
Geography
Chandwa is located at 23.68°N 84.73°E. It has an average elevation of 525 m (1,722.4 ft).Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Chandwa Community Block had a population of 81,479 and is the third largest Community Block in Latehar District after BalumathBalumath
Balumath is a community development block located in Latehar district of Jharkhand. Latehar, the district headquarters is 23 km west of Balumath. It is one among the seven community development blocks in the Latehar district. It has a total of 174 villages which includes Bariyatu...
and Latehar
Latehar
Latehar is a town which is also headquarters of Latehar district of Jharkhand state, India. It is located 105 km north-west of the state capital, Ranchi.-Geography:Latehar is located at...
respectively. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandwa has an average literacy rate of 41.06%, much lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54.91%, and female literacy is 26.58%. Obviously, the people of Chandwa need access to good schools to catch up with the rest of the nation in terms of literacy.
There are a total of 86 villages and 17 panchayats in this Chandwa community block.
Education
Hindi is the main language used in Chandwa. There are 2 government run middle schools and 3 high schools. One of the high schools is exclusively for Girls and the other two are co educational in nature. SS High school is the oldest of all while Chirst Raja High School is regarded prestigious in Palamau Commissionary.Even though there are not many english medium schools in Chandwa, in the last 10 years the local educational youth have come forward and set up a few english medium primary schools. Some of the youths have also started a few coaching centers to impart private coaching to the needy students.
Recently Abhijeet Group has decided to open up a Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) public school near Nagar, about 10 Kilometers from Chandwa. This will be a huge boost to the students and the parents of Chandwa who would otherwise need to send their kids to the Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
state capital Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
for getting basic education in English medium.
Economy
The main economy is agriculture and the local business activities that people of chandwa are engaged into.Recently there have been many positive news about a handful of companies like Essar, Abhijeet Group etc planning to set up power plant projects in the vicinity of Chandwa. The power plant project by Abhijit group has already started in "Chakla", about 10 km away from chandwa on chandwa-chatra highway.
The local business has got a boost in the recent times with the coming of Abhijeet Group and Essar Group in the local area. In the main town, the rental prices of homes and office spaces have been soaring and the local people have adopted this as a good money earning business plan.
Places of interest
(a) Maa Nagar Bhagwati Temple: - This is a famous temple situated in the "Nagar" village at the foot of the picturesque and lush green Mountains about 8 km away from the center of chandwa town in Chandwa-Chatara main road. This holds a very high religious value for the people of the surrounding area. A Marriage Hall has also been recently built up there as this temple hosts many marriages during the marriage season every year. Many religious people from Chandwa town visit the temple on a regular basis.(b) Kranti Fall: - This beautiful fall is located in the picturesque Amjharia Ghati and once it used to be a picnic spot but now it is abandoned mostly because of Naxal activities in the surrounding area.
(c) Hindalco Park: - About 5 km from Chandwa town on the Chandwa-Ranchi Road. This park has been developed and maintained by Hindalco industries and serves as a good picnic spot for the people of Chandwa town especially on the arrival of new year (1 January).
Road
Chandwa is well connected to the nearby major towns of Jharkhand ChatraChatra
Chatra is a genus of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae....
, Daltonganj
Daltonganj
Daltonganj is a town in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as subdivision and block of the same name...
, Lohardaga
Lohardaga
Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi...
, Gumla
Gumla
Gumla is a town which is also headquarters of Gumla district of Jharkhand state, India.-History:Long ago Gumla was a small hamlet. Fair ‘Gau-Mela‘ took place once in a year and continued for one week. Here all items of daily use, utensils, ornaments, grains, cattle etc. were sold & exchanged...
and the state capital Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
by road. The national highway NH-75 connecting State capital Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
to the Palamau headquarter Daltonganj
Daltonganj
Daltonganj is a town in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as subdivision and block of the same name...
via Chandwa town is undergoing the widening currently and it would be a major relief for the local people for commuting to Ranchi and Daltonganj. The common mode of transport usually is privately run buses and other vehicles.
Rail
Chandwa has a beautiful Railway station which is known as TORI. It has big reputation in the local area as trains to National Capital Delhi go through this station and due to lack of railway infrastructure in the other nearby towns, TORI serves as a common railway station for many people. Train services to DhanbadDhanbad
Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
, Howrah are available on a daily basis from Tori station.
Tori Station would soon be elevated to the status of a Railway Junction as the new rail route from Lohardaga
Lohardaga
Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi...
would connect here. A railway line is also proposed to connect Chatra
Chatra
Chatra is a genus of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae....
and Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is famous as a health resort and for Hazaribagh National Park ....
from Tori later in the future.
Air
The nearest airport for chandwa would be the Birsa Munda AirportBirsa Munda Airport
Birsa Munda Airport is a public domestic airport serving the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India and is managed by the Airports Authority of India. It is located in Hinoo locality, approximately from the centre of the city...
at the state capital Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
(75 KM).
Healthcare
There is one Government hospital near the Chandwa Daltonganj Mod (road turn). Some doctors run their own private clinics in the town. The nearest hospitals are:(a) Tumbagadha in Palamau
(b) Sadar Hospital in Lohardaga
(c) Mandar Hospital
Sports
CricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is the primary sport in Chandwa. The ground of SS High School is the main playing ground for the local children. Tennis ball cricket
Tennis Ball Cricket
Tennis ball cricket is a variant of cricket popular in the Indian subcontinent, and among South Asians living in the United States and Canada. In this game a more difficult version of tennis ball is used. The number of overs in the game varies from six to twenty-five...
is the primary version of cricket that is played there, and local tournaments are held annually.
Apart from cricket, other sports popular in Chandwa include hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, football and badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
.
Entertainment
There is no cinema hall in the Chandwa town. The nearest cinema halls are Manmati Chitra Mandir in district headquarter LateharLatehar
Latehar is a town which is also headquarters of Latehar district of Jharkhand state, India. It is located 105 km north-west of the state capital, Ranchi.-Geography:Latehar is located at...
and Alka and Menka Cinema Halls in Lohardaga
Lohardaga
Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi...
. Local residents purely rely on Television and a few privately run Video centers in the town.
External links
- http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/cltech/Damodar/1.1.htm
- http://in.news.yahoo.com/070820/32/6jopc.html
- http://latehar.nic.in/overview.htm
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/Chandwa-town-doesn-t-sleep-at-6-anymore/Article1-601053.aspx