It was home to 84,914 people as of 2011 (many of whom are cultivators or agricultural labourers), who are divided between 75 villages.

Koderma district occupies the northern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

The topography is hilly and the area mostly has laterite soil with patches of clay.

[3] The Barakar River flows in the southern part of the district and supports the multi-purpose Tilaiya Dam.

Poanchkhara, Keso, Akto, Gurio, Gukhana Nadi are the main tributaries of the Barakar in the district.

Ghggnna Naddi, Chhotanari Nadi are the tributaries of Sakri river.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandwara CD block had a total population of 84,914, all of which were rural.

It covers 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) in Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand and adjacent areas in Bihar.

In the 1990s, when the Soviet Union was divided, the countries in the area stopped buying mica from India.

The entire family, including children, are involved in the illegal activity.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[18][19] The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing Rs.

936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015.

The railway line passes through this CD block and there are stations at Pipradih and Urwan.