Lalmatia, Godda

For other uses, see Lalmatia (disambiguation).

Lalmatia
Village
Lalmatia Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Lalmatia Lalmatia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°03′20″N87°21′49″E / 25.055611°N 87.363722°E / 25.055611; 87.363722
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,208
Languages (*For language details see Boarijore#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	813208
Telephone/ STD code	06437
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mahagama
Website	godda.nic.in

Lalmatia is a village in the Boarijore CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Dewdanr

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Ganges

Sagarmpur

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Raghunandanpur

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Kumarpur

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Tin Pahar

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Patra

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Borio

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Berhait Santali

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Berhait Bazar

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Barharwa

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Sarauni

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Mahagama

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Rajmahal coalfield

Sakrigali

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Moti Jharna

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Teliagarhi

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Bhognadih

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Pakur

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Sahebganj

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Rajmahal

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Godda

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Panchuara

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Pakuria

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Maheshpur

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Litipara

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Hiranpur

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Amrapara

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Udhwa

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Taljhari

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Ranga

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Radhanagar

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Pathna

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Mirzachauki

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Mandro
Damin Bazar

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Kotalpokhar

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Sunderpahari

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Rajabhita

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Pathargama

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Parsa

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Motia

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Mehrma

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Lalmatia

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Hanwara

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Dhamri

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Belbadda

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Basantrai

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Poraiyahat

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Bara Boarijore

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Lalmtia is located at 25°03′20″N87°21′49″E / 25.055611°N 87.36372222°E / 25.055611; 87.36372222 .

Lalmatia has an area of 52 hectares (130 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lalmatia had a total population of 1,208, of which 720 (60%) were males and 488 (40%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 183. The total number of literate persons in Lalmatia was 786 (76.68% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Lalmatia police station serves Boarijore CD block. ^{[3] [4]}

Economy

A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited (Rajmahal open cast project, a part of Rajmahal coalfield) is going on in Boarijore, Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD blocks. ^[5] Please see the satellite view of the Google map.

Education

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[6]

Adwasi Inter College, Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducation institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. ^[7]

Government High School Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. ^[8]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. "Godda District Official website". Profile. Godda district administration. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
6. "Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Lalmatia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
7. "Adwasi Inter College, Lalmatia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
8. "Govt HS Lalmatia". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.