Garhwa is a town and a municipality in, and headquarters of, Garhwa district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar are nearby states. Garhwa Road (Rehla) is a major Railway Junction where thousands of passengers find this station most convenient to catch their train for Delhi and Kolkata. You can find bus services for Ranchi, Ambikapur, Gaya etc.
Garhwa district is one of the twenty-four districts of Hemant Prince state, India. Garhwa district is a part of the Palamu division, and its administrative headquarters are in the city of Garhwa.
Transport
Garhwa railway station is a railway station for Garhwa city.
Garhwa is located 1,036 kilometres (644 mi) south east of New Delhi and is accessible by train to Garwa Road Junction from Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Kota, Bhopal Junction, Delhi, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Varanasi and Gaya. The nearest airport is 165 kilometres (103 mi) away in Ranchi.
Garhwa is well connected with Patna, Ranchi, Raipur, Kolkata, Varanasi, Ambikapur, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Delhi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kota, Kanpur, Ramanujganj and Renukoot etc. by road.
Tourist areas
The "Gadhdevi Temple" where people come from different parts of Jharkhand is located in the Garhwa district. Another tourist spot is "The Satbahini Fall" which has maintained its popularity from the British era and still attracts tourists from the state. "The Kali Temple" is also a holy place of worship, famously called as Kali Sthan .It is believed that Goddess Kali fulfils the dreams of her worshippers.Ranka Raj Palace. (Where shooting of movie Aaj Ka Robin Hood done. )"Khonhar Mandir is also a famous holy place(in small village Gijna) of Lord Shiva which has some historical and religious story behind their origination.
Health
Hospitals
Sadar hospital, Garhwa
Vananchal Dental College and Hospital Garhwa,
Devki Mahaveer Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Hospital,
Diagnostic centres
Trauma Centre Hospital Shree banshidhar nagar.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Garhwa district has a population of 1,322,387, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 368th in India, out of a total of 640. The district has a population density of 327 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.71%. Garhwa has a sex ratio of 933 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.18%.
History
The erstwhile Garhwa Subdivision of Palamau district consisting of 8 Blocks was separated from Palamau district as an independent district "Garhwa" with effect from 1 April 1991. It is situated on Southwest corner of Palamau division, which lies between 23060’and 24039’ N latitude and 83022’ and 84000’ E longitude. The district is surrounded by river Sone in the north; Palamau district and area of Chhattisgarh in the south; Palamau district in the east and Surguja district of Chhattisgarh and Sonebhadra district of U.P. in the west. Garhwa district is a part of Palamau Commissionery consisting of 19 blocks and two subdivisions namely Garhwa and Nagar-Untrai.
Geography
Garhwa is located at 24.18°N 83.82°E. It has an average elevation of 197 m (646 ft).
Nearest railway station is Garhwa Town, Indian Railway Code for Garhwa town is GHQ. Another nearby railway station (around 10 km away) is Garwa Road, Indian Railway Code for Garhwa road is GHD.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwa
