Thethaitangar block

Thethaitangar (Hindi: थेथईटांगर) is one of the blocks of the Simdega district, Jharkhand state, India.

Thethaitangar block
थेथईटांगर
Nickname(s): थेथईटांगर

Location in jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 22°30′N 84°31′E / 22.50°N 84.51°E / 22.50; 84.51Coordinates: 22°30′N 84°31′E / 22.50°N 84.51°E / 22.50; 84.51
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Block Thethaitangar
Languages
  Official Nagpuri, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 835226
Vehicle registration JH

About Bansjore

Thethaitangar is located 40 km from Simdega, and 111 km from Ranchi. It is bordered by the Palkot Block to the north, Jaldega Block to the south, Basia Block]to the east, and Simdega Block to the west. Nearby cities include: Simdega, Biramitrapur, Gumla and Raurkela.

Thethaitangar is situated 452 m above the sea level and includes 195 villages and 11 panchayats that border the Simdega and Gumla Districts. It is covered by numerous cellular network providers, including Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea and Airtel 3G.

Languages

Languages spoken in Thethaitangar block include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17,000 people in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu,[1] and Bhojpuri, a mixed dialect of Hindi and Bihari language groups with almost 40,000,000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]

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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