Petarwar

Petarwar
Petarwar
Village
	Gomia
Website	bokaro.nic.in

Petarwar (also spelled Petarbar, Peterbar, Peterwar) is a village in the

state of Jharkhand

.

Geography

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Damodar River

Tenughat
Dam

D

Petarwar

R

Nawadih

R

Kasmar

R

Mahuatand

R

Pindrajora

R

Siyaljori

R

Chandankiyari

R

Bokaro Steel Plant

F

Bokaro B TPS

F

Tenughat TPS

F

CCL Kathara Area

A

CCL Dhori Area

A

CCL B&K Area

A

Phusro

M

Chas

M

Tenu

CT

Bhandra

CT

Tanr Balidih

CT

Jena

CTV

Bandh Dih

CT

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

CT

Saram

CT

Lalpania

CT

Hasir

CT

Gomia

CT

Bandhgora

CT

Bokaro Steel City

CT

Dugda

CT

Sijhua

CT

Bursera

CT

Termi

CT

Chandrapura

CT

Narra

CT

Telo

CT

Jaridih Bazar

CT

Bermo

CT

Kurpania

CT

Bokaro (Thermal)

CT

Bhojudih

CT

Amlabad

CT

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Petarwar is located at 23°37′17″N 85°51′05″E / 23.621389°N 85.851333°E / 23.621389; 85.851333.

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the

Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.^[1]^[2]

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, Petarbar had a total population of 5,060, of which 2,677 (53%) were males and 2,383 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 615. The total number of literate persons in Petarbar was 3,351 (87.85% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Civic administration

Police station

Petarwar police station is located at Thana Road Petarwar.[4] It is around 250 metres from Tenu Chowk.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Petarwar CD block are located at Petarwar.^[5]

Postal service

Petarwar comes under Giridih Postal Division (Jharkhand Circle) and has the pincode 829121.^[6]

Transport

NH 320 passes through Petarwar. It is very well connected in terms of road. Tenu chowk connects the NH 320 to Tenughat Dam and Gomia.^[7] The nearest railway station is Gomia Railway station at 27 km, along with Bokaro steel city at around 30 km.

References

^ "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Jharkhand Police Official Website". Contact Bokaro Police. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Pin Code Petarbar, Bokaro, Jharkhand Government". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ Google maps

[1] "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2] "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[census2011-3] "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[4] "Jharkhand Police Official Website". Contact Bokaro Police. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[dchb1-5] "2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[6] "Pin Code Petarbar, Bokaro, Jharkhand Government". Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[7] Google maps

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Cities, municipal and census towns	Amlabad Bandh Dih Bandhgora Bermo Bhandra Bhojudih Bokaro (Thermal) Bokaro Steel City Bursera Chandrapura Chas Dugda Gomia Hasir Jaridih Bazar Jena Kurpania Lalpania Narra Phusro Saram Sijhua Tanr Balidih Telo Tenu Tenudam-cum-Kathara Termi	Divisions of Jharkhand
Locations other than cities and towns	Achhaiya Chalkari Basti Chandankiyari Dungditand Kasmar Mahuatand Manpur Nawadih Petarwar Pindrajora Pupunki Siyaljori
Neighbourhoods	Chira Chas City Centre, Bokaro
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