Hisri

Hisri
Village
Hisri Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Hisri Hisri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°27′05″N84°36′41″E / 23.4514°N 84.6113°E / 23.4514; 84.6113
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,914
Languages *
•  Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835302
Telephone/ STD code	06526
Vehicle registration	JH 08
Literacy	62.09%
Lok Sabha constituency	Lohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Loharadaga
Website	lohardaga.nic.in

Hisri is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Hisri is located at 23°27′05″N84°36′41″E / 23.4514°N 84.6113°E / 23.4514; 84.6113

Area overview

The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas. ^[1]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Hisri had a total population of 3,914, of which 1,962 (50%) were males and 1,952 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 680. The total number of literate persons in Hisri was 2,008 (62.09% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

(*For language details see Kisko block#Language and religion)

Bauxite mines

Lohardaga district has large reserves of world class bauxite across Pakhar, Hisari, Rudhali Pat, Khamar Pat and the mining area also extends to neighbouring districts. ^{[3] [4]}

Hindalco is developing a new Bauxte mining project at Hisri. ^[5]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362,864, pages 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Lohardaga, Mines and Minerals". District administration. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook Lohardaga, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 10. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. "Compliance Status Report on EC clearance for Hisri New Bauxite Mining Project" (PDF). Hindalco. Retrieved 22 October 2021.