Tandwa#Police station

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M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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===Location===

Tandwa is located at {{coord|23.8562|N|85.0309|E|display=inline}}.

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about {{convert|450|m|ft|0}} above mean sea level.{{cite web | url = http://chatra.nic.in/blocks.html | title = Chatra - the official website | work = Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats | publisher = Chatra district authority | access-date = 15 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160627231221/http://chatra.nic.in/blocks.html | archive-date = 27 June 2016 | url-status = dead }} Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/pandemic-delays-ntpcs-mega-project-in-chatra/articleshow/78004765.cms|title = Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra | publisher= The Times of India, 9 September 2020 | access-date = 15 January 2021}}North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over {{convert|1230|km2}} in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.{{cite web|url=http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150516093809/http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2015 |title=The North Karanpura Coalfields |work=Jharkhand |publisher=sinclair-environmental |access-date=15 January 2021 }}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tandwa (location code 349450) had a total population of 6,475 of which 3,438 (53%) were males and 3,037 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,081. The total number of literate persons in Tandwa was 3,948 (73.19% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url =https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2002_PART_B_DCHB_CHATRA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 228: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 12 January 2021}}

Tandwa police station serves Tandwa CD block.{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/chatra | title= District Police Profile – Chatra | work= Contact Number |publisher= Jharkhand Police| access-date = 12 January 2021}}

Headquarters of Tandwa CD block is at Tandwa village.{{cite web| url = https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3ff4d5fbbafdf976cfdc032e3bde78de5/uploads/2017/06/2018030936.jpg | title= Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand|publisher= Chatra district administration| access-date = 12 January 2021}}

NTPC Limited is constructing the 3 X 660 MW North Karanpura Thermal Power Station at Tandwa at an appraised current (2015) estimated cost of {{INR}} 14,366.58 crore ({{Crore|14366.58}}).{{cite web | url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/news-topic/north-karanpura-super-thermal-power-project/| title = North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project| access-date = 28 November 2015 | publisher = Money Control}} Efforts are on to get the first unit of the North Karanpura Thermal Power Station ready in 2021.{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/pandemic-delays-ntpcs-mega-project-in-chatra/articleshow/78004765.cms|title = Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra | publisher= The Times of India, 9 September 2020 | access-date = 15 January 2021}}{{Update after|2021}}

The North Karanpura Coalfield is spread across parts of Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts of Jharkhand covering an area of 1,230 km². This coalfield in the upper reaches of the Damodar Valley, has reserves of around 14 billion tonnes of coal, very little of which has been exploited. Karkatta, KD Hesalong, Manki, Churi, Bachara UG, Bachara OC, and Dakara are long established collieries south of the Damodar. North of the Damodar lies comparatively new major mines such as Piparwar Mine and Ashoka Project. 23 mines are planned in the northern sector. Those in an advanced stage of planning are: Dhadu, Purnadih, Magadh, and Amrapali. This happens to be the largest mining sector of Central Coalfields Limited.{{cite web | url = http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm | title = The North Karanpura Coalfields | work = Jharkhand | publisher = sinclair-environmental | access-date = 29 November 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20150516093809/http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm | archive-date = 16 May 2015 }}

Future mega projects in the area include: Magadh opencast project expansion with nominal capacity of 51 million tonnes per year and peak capacity of 70 million tonnes per year, Amrapali OCP expansion with nominal capacity 25 MTY and peak capacity of 35 MTY, Sanghamitra OCP with nominal capacity of 20 MTY and peak capacity of 27 MTY, and Chandragupta OCP with nominal capacity of 15 MTY and peak capacity of 20 MTY.{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/cmpny/mgaprjts.php |title=Mega projects |publisher= Central Coalfields Limited | access-date = 1 January 2021}}{{cite web| url = https://docplayer.net/38769705-Annexure-a-the-extent-of-existing-and-new-mining-projects.html#show_full_text |title = The Extent of Existing and New Mining Projects |publisher = doc player| access-date = 27 December 2020}}

Vananchal College was established at Tandwa in 1985. It is affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University.{{cite web| url = https://vananchalcollege.com/about-us/ | title= Vananchal College |publisher= VC| access-date = 19 January 2021}}

State Highway 7 (Hazaribagh-Tandwa-Tangar Road) passes through Tandwa.Google maps

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