Pathalgada block
Pathalgada
पथलगडा | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Chatra |
| Block | Pathalgada |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825408 |
Pathalgada (Template:Lang-hi) is one of the administrative blocks of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. It is a Taluka/Block, is located 35km from Chatra.
Demographics
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]
Facilities
- Market: A small market called as Pathalgada Bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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