Garhwa District
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General Description |
Garhwa was separated from the Palamau district in 1991. The district is surrounded by the river Sone in the north; Palamau district and part of Chhatisgarh in the south; Palamau district in the east and Sarguja district of Chhatisgarh and Sonebhadra district of U.P. in the west. Garhwa is infamous for supplying a large number of child labourers to the carpet-weaving industry of Uttar Pradesh. |
| Population |
1,035, 464 |
Gross enrollment ratio
( elementary
level -- class I to VIII) |
47.5 |
| Density of population (Persons/sq km) |
256 |
Birth Rate |
37.7 |
| Men |
535,332 |
Death Rate |
5.3 |
| Women |
500,132 |
Infant mortality rate ( per 1000) |
67 |
| Total rural population |
992,825 |
Maternal mortality rate ( per 1000) |
NA |
| Total urban population |
42,639 |
% of
girls marrying below 18 years of age |
66% |
| % of
Scheduled castes |
23.9% |
Health Infrastructure |
NA |
| % of Scheduled tribes |
15.35% |
% of
children getting complete immunization |
11.9% |
| Sex-ratio (females/1000 males) |
935 |
Estimated % coverage of safe drinking
water (habitations) |
37.2% |
| % Below poverty line |
55.3% |
%
villages not connected to pucca roads |
51.1% |
| Literacy rate(2001) |
30.62% |
Composite Index |
28.91 |
| % Literate males |
42.62% |
Ranking (out of 569 districts of India)
on the basis of composite index |
564 |
| %
Literate females |
17.8% |
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