Pathalgada block
Pathalgada
पथलगडा | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Chatra |
| Block | Pathalgada |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825408 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 13 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chatra |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simaria |
| Website | chatra |
Pathalgada (Template:Lang-hi) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 35 km 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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