Chharwa

Chharwa is a village in Katkamsandi CD block in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chharwa
Village
Chharwa
Location in Jharkhand, India
Chharwa
Chharwa (India)
Coordinates: 24.0297°N 85.3215°E / 24.0297; 85.3215
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictHazaribagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,974
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehazaribag.nic.in

Chharwa Dam

Chharwa Dam, constructed in 1954, is the life line of the Hazaribagh town water supply system. Even with "mammoth" efforts to rejuvenate Chharwa and other water supply reservoirs in Jharkhand, in the parched-dry Hazaribagh summer it often reaches the dying stage, only to be revived by the onset of the monsoons.[1][2]

As per the Wetlands International Asian Waterbirds Census 2016, there were 1,462 water birds in Chharwa Dam.[3]

Chharwa Dam is home to various vulture species, including the largest and the smallest vultures, the Himalayan griffon vulture and the Egyptian vulture respectively. Critically Endangered species like the Indian Vulture and White Rumped Vulture are also found here.[4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Chharwa had a total population of 843, of which 449 (53%) were males and 394 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 135. The total number of literates in Chharwa was 521 (73.59% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

The Hazaribagh-Katkamsandi Road passes over a part of/ near the Chharwa Dam. The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line, running from Katkamsandi to Hazaribagh in this sector, passes in between the Chharwa Dam and Gonda Dam [6]

References
  1. "Rains revive dying Charwa reservoir – Officials confident of restoring water supply, farmers foresee a good yield after two years". The Telegraph. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. "All for cleaner water – Face-lift for five reservoir in capital, Adityapur, Hazaribagh and Chatra". The Telegraph. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Report on Asian Waterbird Census (AWC 2016), Jharkhand". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Himalayan Griffons spotted at Charowa". Abhijit Sen. The Times of India, 7 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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