Satgawan is a village in the
Satgawan CD block
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in the
Koderma subdivision of the
Koderma district
Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh d ...
in the
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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
Satgawan is located at .
Satgawan is not shown as a separate place in 2011 census. In the map of Satgawan CD block in the District Census Handbook, Koderma, it is not possible to identify the headquarters of the CD block. In the Google map of the area both Satgawan police station and Satgawan block office are shown in Baiddih.
Overview
Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the
Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power st ...
, at
Tilaiya
Tilaiya is a village in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Tilaiya is located at .
Overview
Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of ...
, was built across the
Barakar River
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, befo ...
and inaugurated in 1953.
Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.
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
According to the
2011 Census of India, Baidih had a total population of 372, of which 186 (50%) were males and 186 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 91. The total number of literate persons in Baiddih was 124 (44.13% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Satgawan police station serves Satgawan CD block.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Satgawan CD block is at Satgawan village.
References
Villages in Koderma district
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