Bhandra block

Bhandra (Hindi: भंडरा ) is one of the administrative blocks of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India.

Bhandra
भंडरा
Block
Nickname(s): भंडरा
Bhandra
Bhandra

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°22′N 84°46′E / 23.36°N 84.77°E / 23.36; 84.77Coordinates: 23°22′N 84°46′E / 23.36°N 84.77°E / 23.36; 84.77
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Block Bhandra
Languages
  Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 835302
Vehicle registration JH

About Bhandra Lohardaga Jharkhand

Kuru block is situated in the East region of Lohardaga district, . 14 gram panchayats covered by 65 villages with a total population of 83,922, male population was 41,989, female population 41,933.There were 14,568 persons in 0-6 years age group.

Languages

Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]

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References

  1. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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