Danda Garhwa
Danda (Hindi: डंडा) is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
| Danda डंडा | |
|---|---|
| Block | |
| Nickname(s): डंडा | |
  Danda Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°08′N 83°56′E / 24.13°N 83.94°ECoordinates: 24°08′N 83°56′E / 24.13°N 83.94°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Garhwa |
| Block | Danda |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 822124 |
About Danda Garhwa Jharkhand
Danda a Taluka/Block, close to Ranka, is located 40 km from Garhwa. Danda is located near koel river besides one of famous Lalgarh Village (nearest Railway Station) It's well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, Airtel 3G, like cellular networks.
Languages
Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]
Facilities
- Market: A small market called as Danda bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also
References
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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