Tandwa

Tandwa
Village
Tandwa Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Tandwa Tandwa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.8562°N 85.0309°E / 23.8562; 85.0309
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,475
Languages (*For language details see Tandwa block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825321
Telephone/ STD code	06551
Vehicle registration	JH 13
Lok Sabha constituency	Chatra
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Simaria
Website	chatra.nic.in

Tandwa is a village in the Tandwa CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Amanat
River

Mohana
River

Lilajan
River

Damodar
River

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

CCL Magadh
Sanghamitra Area

CCL Piparwar Area

North Karanpura TPS

P

Lawalong
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Kauleshwari
Temple

H

Bachra

CT

Chatra

M

Tandwa

R

Simaria

R

Rajpur

R

Pratappur

R

Piparwar

R

Pathalgada

R

Mayurhand

R

Lawalong

R

Kunda

R

Itkhori

R

Hunterganj

R

Gidhour

R

Chiridiri

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Tandwa is located at 23.8562°N 85.0309°E / 23.8562; 85.0309.

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.^[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.^[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.^[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tandwa (location code 349450) had a total population of 6,475 of which 3,438 (53%) were males and 3,037 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,081. The total number of literate persons in Tandwa was 3,948 (73.19% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Tandwa police station serves Tandwa CD block.^[5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Tandwa CD block is at Tandwa village.^[6]

Economy

North Karanpura Thermal Power Station

NTPC Limited is constructing the 3 X 660 MW North Karanpura Thermal Power Station at Tandwa at an appraised current (2015) estimated cost of ₹ 14,366.58 crore (143,665,800,000).^[7] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the North Karanpura Thermal Power Station ready in 2021.^{[8][needs update]}

Coal mining

The North Karanpura Coalfield is spread across parts of Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts of Jharkhand covering an area of 1,230 km². This coalfield in the upper reaches of the Damodar Valley, has reserves of around 14 billion tonnes of coal, very little of which has been exploited. Karkatta, KD Hesalong, Manki, Churi, Bachara UG, Bachara OC, and Dakara are long established collieries south of the Damodar. North of the Damodar lies comparatively new major mines such as Piparwar Mine and Ashoka Project. 23 mines are planned in the northern sector. Those in an advanced stage of planning are: Dhadu, Purnadih, Magadh, and Amrapali. This happens to be the largest mining sector of Central Coalfields Limited.^[9]

Future mega projects in the area include: Magadh opencast project expansion with nominal capacity of 51 million tonnes per year and peak capacity of 70 million tonnes per year, Amrapali OCP expansion with nominal capacity 25 MTY and peak capacity of 35 MTY, Sanghamitra OCP with nominal capacity of 20 MTY and peak capacity of 27 MTY, and Chandragupta OCP with nominal capacity of 15 MTY and peak capacity of 20 MTY.^[10][11]

Education

Vananchal College was established at Tandwa in 1985. It is affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University.^[12]

Transport

State Highway 7 (Hazaribagh-Tandwa-Tangar Road) passes through Tandwa.^[13]

References

1. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 228: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
5. "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. "North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project". Money Control. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
9. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
10. "Mega projects". Central Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
11. "The Extent of Existing and New Mining Projects". doc player. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
12. "Vananchal College". VC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
13. Google maps