Peshrar block

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

Peshrar
पेशरार
Block
Nickname(s): पेशरार
Peshrar
Location in Jharkhand, India
Peshrar
Peshrar (India)
Coordinates: 23°37′N 84°34′E / 23.62°N 84.57°E / 23.62; 84.57Coordinates: 23°37′N 84°34′E / 23.62°N 84.57°E / 23.62; 84.57
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Block Peshrar
Languages
 • Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 835302
Vehicle registration JH

About Peshrar Lohardaga Jharkhand

The Boundaries of Peshrar block touches Gumla district, Latehar district and Kiskko, Senha block of the Lohardaga district. 05 Gram Panchayats cover 74 villages, with a total population of 31034 . Male population was 15,762, female population 15,272. There were 5,969 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]

Facilities

  • Market: A small market called as Peshrar bazar is situated in middle of the block.

See also

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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