Dewdanr is a village in the
Poraiyahat
Poraiyahat is a town in the Poraiyahat community division block in the Godda district of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Poraiyahat is a town located on the north-east border of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Poraiyahat has an area of .
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CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the Godda subdivision of the
Godda district
Godda district (Hindi: गोड्डा जिला, Santali: ᱜᱚᱰᱰᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India It lies in the northeastern part of the state. The geographical area that n ...
in the
India
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
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Geography
Location
Dewdanr is located at .
Dewdanr has an area of .
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills
The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are do ...
running from the bank of the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
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
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community develop ...
is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield
The Rajmahal Coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Rajmahal coalfield is centred around .
Area of Operations
Five relatively small coal basins – Hura, Chuperbhita, Pachwara, Mahuagarhi ...
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, Dewdanr had a total population of 12, of which 8 (67%) were males and 4 (33%) were females.
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Civic administration
Police station
Deodanr police station serves the Poraiyahat CD block.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Godda district