Satgawan (community development block)

Satgawan
Community development block
Satgawan Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°44′40″N 85°46′35″E / 24.7445°N 85.7765°ECoordinates: 24°44′40″N 85°46′35″E / 24.7445°N 85.7765°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Block	Satgawan
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	74,520
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	825132
Telephone/STD code	06556
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Website	koderma.nic.in
CD Block

Satgawan is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 58 km from district headquarter Koderma.

Geography

Satgawan is located at 24°44′40″N 85°46′35″E / 24.7445°N 85.7765°E. It has an average elevation of 252 metres (827 ft).^[1]

Panchayats in Satgawan CD Block are: Ambabad, Basodih, Itai, Kataiya, Khuntta, Khothiyar, Madhopur, Murchoi, Mirganj, Nawadih, Rajabar, Samaldih, Shivpur and Tehro.^[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Satgawan CD Block had a total population of 74,520, all of which were rural. There were 38,183 males and 36,337 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 16,787 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 383.^[3]

Hindi is the local language in the Satgawan area, Santali is also spoken in the region.^[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Satgawan CD Block was 35,006 out of which 22,076 were males and 12,930 were females.^[3]

See Also

• Koderma district

References

1. "Satgawan, India Page". Fallingrain Genomics. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. "Satgawan Block". Blocks/Blocks, Panchayats, Villages. Kodarma district administration. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
4. "Satgawan". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

Blocks of Koderma district