Hanwara

Hanwara is a village in the Mahagama CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Hanwara is located at 25.08088°N, 87.22304°W.

Hanwara has an area of 293 ha.

Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Hanwara had a total population of 4,128, of which 2,175 (53%) were males and 1,953 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 864. The number of literate persons in Hanwara was 1,811 (55.48% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
Hanwara police station serves Mahagama CD block.

Education
Hanwara Government High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.