Petarwar | |
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Community development block | |
  Petarwar Location in Jharkhand, India  Petarwar Petarwar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′17″N 85°51′30″E / 23.62139°N 85.85833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 307.31 km2 (118.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 132,150 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 69,942 (62.33%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829121 (Petarwar), 829123 (Tenughat Dam) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06549 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gomia, Bermo |
| Website | bokaro |
| CD Block | |
Petarwar (also spelled Peterwar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India.