Telephone/STD code 06549 Area 305.8 km² Area code 06549 | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 237 m Population 132,150 (2011) | |
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PIN 829121 (Petarwar), 829123 (Tenughat Dam) | ||
Petarwar (also spelled Peterwar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 39 km from Bokaro Steel City, the district headquarters,
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Geography
Petarwar is located at 23°37′17″N 85°51′30″E.
Petarwar CD Block has an area of 305.8 km2 and has 23 panchayats and 65 villages.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Peterwar CD Block had a total population of 132,150, of which 127,617 were rural and 4,533 were urban. There were 68,127 males and 64,023 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 19,620 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 38,349. Population below 6 years was 19,946.
Tenu with a population of 4,533 in 2011 is the only census town in Petarwar CD Block. Petarwar with a population of 5,010 in 2011 is not a census town.
Hindi is the local language in the Petarwar area. Santali is also spoken in the area,
Literacy
As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Petarwar CD Block was 69,942 (62.33% of the population above 6 years) out of which 42,745 were males and 27,197 were females.
As of 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Tenughat Dam
Tenughat Dam was constructed across the Damodar River in 1978 by the Government of Bihar, outside the control of the Damodar Valley Corporation.