Petarwar (also spelled Petarbar, Peterbar, Peterwar) is a village in the Petarwar CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Petarwar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Petarwar Location in Jharkhand, India  Petarwar Petarwar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′17″N 85°51′05″E / 23.621389°N 85.851333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,060 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829121 (Petarwar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06549 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gomia |
| Website | bokaro |
Geography edit
5miles
River
River
Dam
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
Petarwar is located at 23°37′17″N 85°51′05″E / 23.621389°N 85.851333°E.
Area overview edit
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, Petarbar had a total population of 5,060, of which 2,677 (53%) were males and 2,383 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 615. The total number of literate persons in Petarbar was 3,351 (87.85% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Civic administration edit
Police station edit
Petarwar police station is located at Thana Road Petarwar.[4] It is around 250 metres from Tenu Chowk.
CD block HQ edit
The headquarters of Petarwar CD block are located at Petarwar.[5]
Postal service edit
Petarwar comes under Giridih Postal Division (Jharkhand Circle) and has the pincode 829121.[6]
Transport edit
NH 320 passes through Petarwar. It is very well connected in terms of road. Tenu chowk connects the NH 320 to Tenughat Dam and Gomia.[7] The nearest railway station is Gomia Railway station at 27 km, along with Bokaro steel city at around 30 km.
References edit
- ^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Jharkhand Police Official Website". Contact Bokaro Police. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Pin Code Petarbar, Bokaro, Jharkhand Government". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Google maps