Chandwara (community development block)

Chandwara
Community development block
Chandwara is located in Jharkhand
Chandwara
Chandwara
Location in Jharkhand, India
Chandwara is located in India
Chandwara
Chandwara
Chandwara (India)
Coordinates: 24°23′42″N 85°29′4″E / 24.39500°N 85.48444°E / 24.39500; 85.48444
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictKoderma
CD blockChandwara
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Area
 • Total232.05 km2 (89.60 sq mi)
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total84,914
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825409
Telephone/STD code06543
Vehicle registrationJH 12
Literacy63.75%
Lok Sabha constituencyHazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBarhi
Websitekoderma.nic.in

Chandwara is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.

The block is very rural, like much of the rest of Koderma district. It was home to 84,914 people as of 2011 (many of whom are cultivators or agricultural labourers), who are divided between 75 villages. The Barakar River flows through this block.