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Swarm Attacks Claim 4 Lives In A Month In Jharkhand's Giridih Village; Wasp Species Yet To Be Confirmed
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SONIYA DEVI
Contact: 85****3026
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- LGD code
- 350879
- Pincode
- 825412
- Post office
- Rajdhanwarf
- Population
- 539
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 262
Census 2011 · in context
How Halwaia compares
By population, Halwaia ranks #161 of 282 villages in Dhanwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.2%
−6.8% vs mandal average
Halwaia46.2%
Dhanwar mandal53.0%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−7 vs mandal average
Halwaia925
Dhanwar mandal932
Household size
people per home
6.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Halwaia6.5
Dhanwar mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Halwaia at a glance
Halwaia is a village of 539 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Dhanwar block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 161st-largest of 282 villages in Dhanwar block. Literacy is 46%, 7 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825412, served by Rajdhanwarf post office; the LGD village code is 350879. The sarpanch is SONIYA DEVI, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Maheshmarwa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halwaia · this village | 539 | 46% | — |
| Mahishmarwa · Dhanwar | 2,777 | 47% | — |
| Kailipahadi · Dhanwar | 834 | 49% | — |
| Jhanjh · Dhanwar | 534 | 47% | — |
| Tilaiya · Dhanwar | 508 | 53% | — |
| Bharauna · Dhanwar | 458 | 46% | — |
| Kodwari · Dhanwar | 388 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Halwaia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHISHMARWA
- Total area (ha)
- 166
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 13.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 54.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Halwaia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Halwaia
- LGD code
- 350879
- Pincode
- 825412
- Post office
- Rajdhanwarf
- Population (Census 2011)
- 539
- Population (projected 2026)
- 635
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SONIYA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanwar
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)