Ketar Garhwa
Ketar (Hindi: केतार) is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
| Ketar केतार | |
|---|---|
| Block | |
| Nickname(s): केतार | |
  Ketar   Ketar Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′N 83°33′E / 24.47°N 83.55°ECoordinates: 24°28′N 83°33′E / 24.47°N 83.55°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Garhwa |
| Block | Ketar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 822124 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
About Ketar Garhwa Jharkhand
Ketar a Taluka/Block, is located 61km from Garhwa. Ketar is located near koel river. It's well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, Airtel 3G, like cellular networks.
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 Ketar 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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