Manjhiaon Garhwa

Manjhiaon is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.

Manjhiaon
Block
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Coordinates: 24.32°N 83.82°E / 24.32; 83.82
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Block	Manjhiaon
Population  (2011)
• Total	70,935
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	822114
Vehicle registration	JH 14

About Manjhiaon Garhwa Jharkhand

Manjhiaon a Taluka/Block, close to Garhwa, is located 20  km from Garhwa. Manjhiaon is located near Koel river. It's well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, and like cellular networks.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Majhiaon CD block had a total population of 70,935, of which 25.87% lived in urban areas. Majhiaon had a sex ratio of 922 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.33%. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 9,511. Scheduled Castes numbered 20,698 (29.18%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,659 (3.75%).^[1]

Language and religion

Religion in Majhiaon CD block (2011)[2]
Hinduism			82.96%
Islam			16.63%
Other or not stated			0.41%

Hindus are the majority community in the block.^[2]

Languages in Majhiaon CD block (2011)^[3]

1. Hindi (90.6%)
2. Urdu (9.20%)
3. Others (0.16%)

The majority language spoken in this block is Hindi and a dialect of Bhojpuri and Magahi.^[3]

Facilities

• Market: A small market called as Manjhiaon bazar is situated in middle of the block.

See also

• Districts of Jharkhand
• Palamu district
• Garhwa district
• Latehar district