Garhwa Subdivision - Jharkhand

Garhwa is an administrative subdivision in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Garhwa is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Garhwa, while the nearest airport is Birsa Munda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 143.0 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 258 km², including 245.66 km² rural area and 12.46 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 911 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Garhwa Subdivision

Garhwa Subdivision has a total of 122 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Achla	Rural	Achala
2	Achli	Rural	Achala
3	Aseya	Rural	Ranka
4	Baghauta	Rural	Chiraunjiya
5	Baghi	Rural	Birbandha
6	Baghmanwa	Rural	Nawada
7	Baghmar	Rural	Obra
8	Baligarh	Rural	Parihara
9	Bana	Rural	Pipra
10	Bana	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
11	Banpurwa	Rural	Tildag
12	Banutikar	Rural	Obra
13	Bardaga	Rural	Ranka
14	Basaha	Rural	Farathia
15	Baulia	Rural	Ranka
16	Bayen	Rural	Pipra
17	Belchampa	Rural	Belchampa
18	Belhara	Rural	Tildag
19	Bhadua	Rural	Obra
20	Bhaduma	Rural	Mahulia
21	Bharatiya	Rural	Madheya
22	Birbandha	Rural	Birbandha
23	Bishunpur	Rural	Chhatarpur
24	Burhi Gamhar	Rural	Obra
25	Chamrahi	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
26	Cheripokhar	Rural	Tildag
27	Chetna	Rural	Ursugi
28	Chhatarpur	Rural	Chhatarpur
29	Chiraunjiya	Rural	Chiraunjiya
30	Darmi	Rural	Pratappur
31	Datma	Rural	Ranka
32	Dhangardiha	Rural	Birbandha
33	Dhonti	Rural	Jata
34	Dohopal	Rural	Obra
35	Dube Marhatia	Rural	Dube Marhatia
36	Dubiyahi	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
37	Dumariya	Rural	Karua Kalan
38	Dumro	Rural	Achala
39	Farathia	Rural	Farathia
40	Gangi Kalan	Rural	Pipra
41	Gangi Khurd	Rural	Pipra
42	Garhauta	Rural	Achala
43	Garnaha	Rural	Pipra
44	Gidha	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
45	Gijna	Rural	Tildag
46	Gorheya	Rural	Ranka
47	Gurdi	Rural	Ursugi
48	Haraiya	Rural	Madheya
49	Harnathpur	Rural	Achala
50	Hasker	Rural	Achala
51	Hur	Rural	Madheya
52	Jala	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
53	Jargarh	Rural	Birbandha
54	Jata	Rural	Jata
55	Jhaluwa	Rural	Chhatarpur
56	Jhura	Rural	Madheya
57	Jobraiya	Rural	Nawada
58	Juti	Rural	Kalyanpur
59	Kalyanpur	Rural	Kalyanpur
60	Kamta	Rural	Ranka
61	Karamdih	Rural	Jata
62	Karcha	Rural	Ranka
63	Karke	Rural	Parihara
64	Karua Kalan	Rural	Karua Kalan
65	Karua Khurd	Rural	Karua Kalan
66	Khajuri	Rural	Chiraunjiya
67	Khajuri	Rural	Madheya
68	Khonhar	Rural	Tildag
69	Kitasoti Kalan	Rural	Parihara
70	Kitasoti Khurd	Rural	Parihara
71	Korta	Rural	Karua Kalan
72	Korwadih	Rural	Korwadih
73	Kundi	Rural	Ranka
74	Lagma	Rural	Korwadih
75	Lakhna	Rural	Ranka
76	Lapo	Rural	Pipra
77	Loto	Rural	Mahulia
78	Madheya	Rural	Madheya
79	Mahadag	Rural	Karua Kalan
80	Mahulia	Rural	Mahulia
81	Mahupi	Rural	Madheya
82	Majhiganwan	Rural	Karua Kalan
83	Masuriya Kalan	Rural	Karua Kalan
84	Masuriya Khurd	Rural	Karua Kalan
85	Merhna Kalan	Rural	Belchampa
86	Merhna Khurd	Rural	Belchampa
87	Murka	Rural	Achala
88	Narayanpur	Rural	Achala
89	Nawada	Rural	Nawada
90	Nawadih	Rural	Achala
91	Nawadih	Rural	Belchampa
92	Nawadih	Rural	Jata
93	Nawadih	Rural	Obra
94	Nawadih	Rural	Kalyanpur
95	Nawadih	Rural	Karua Kalan
96	Nimiyadih	Rural	Mahulia
97	Obra	Rural	Obra
98	Pachparwa	Rural	Mahulia
99	Pachpheri	Rural	Obra
100	Parihara	Rural	Parihara
101	Pataria	Rural	Karua Kalan
102	Patsa	Rural	Pratappur
103	Patsi	Rural	Pratappur
104	Pipra	Rural	Pipra
105	Pipra Khurd	Rural	Chhatarpur
106	Potma	Rural	Korwadih
107	Pratappur	Rural	Pratappur
108	Ranka	Rural	Ranka
109	Salgara	Rural	Karua Kalan
110	Sangrahe Kalan	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
111	Sangrahe Khurd	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
112	Sarjama	Rural	Sangrahe Khurd
113	Side Kalan	Rural	Belchampa
114	Side Khurd	Rural	Farathia
115	Soh	Rural	Birbandha
116	Sukhbana	Rural	Nawada
117	Tenar	Rural	Jata
118	Terhi Haraiya	Rural	Dube Marhatia
119	Tildag	Rural	Tildag
120	Tiwari Marhatia	Rural	Dube Marhatia
121	Tulbula	Rural	Obra
122	Ursugi	Rural	Ursugi

Population of Garhwa Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Garhwa Subdivision has a total population of 2,01,627 people, consisting of 1,05,464 males and 96,163 females. There are 39,258 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 781 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,01,627	1,55,568	46,059
Male Population	1,05,464	81,122	24,342
Female Population	96,163	74,446	21,717
Total Households	39,258	30,623	8,635
Population Density	781 / km²	633 / km²	3,697 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,13,457 literate people and 33,620 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 41,046 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10,975 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	33,620	26,884	6,736
Literate Population	1,13,457	81,775	31,682
Illiterate Population	88,170	73,793	14,377
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	41,046	35,306	5,740
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	10,975	9,771	1,204

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Garhwa (गढ़वा )
District	Garhwa
State / UT	Jharkhand
Railway Station	Garhwa
Total Area	258 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	911
Total Population (2011)	2,01,627
Density	781/km²
Total Villages	122

Nearby Subdivisions in Garhwa
Bhandaria	Chinia
Danda	Dandai
Dhurki	Meral (Pipra Kalan)
Nagaruntari	Ramkanda
Ranka	Sagma