Chharwa


Chharwa is a village in Katkamsandi CD block in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chharwa Dam

, constructed in 1954, is the life line of the Hazaribagh town water supply system. Even with "mammoth" efforts to rejuvenate Chharwa and other water supply reservoirs in Jharkhand, in the parched-dry Hazaribagh summer it often reaches the dying stage, only to be revived by the onset of the monsoons.
As per the Wetlands International Asian Waterbirds Census 2016, there were 1,462 water birds in Chharwa Dam.
Chharwa Dam is home to various vulture species, including the largest and the smallest vultures, the Himalayan griffon vulture and the Egyptian vulture respectively. Critically Endangered species like the Indian Vulture and White Rumped Vulture are also found here.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Chharwa had a total population of 843, of which 449 were males and 394 were females. Population below 6 years was 135. The total number of literates in Chharwa was 521.

Transport

The Hazaribagh-Katkamsandi Road passes over a part of/ near the Chharwa Dam. The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line, running from Katkamsandi to Hazaribagh in this sector, passes in between the Chharwa Dam and Gonda Dam