Lohardaga

Last updated

Lohardaga
Town
India Jharkhand location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Lohardaga
Location in Jharkhand, India
India location map 3.png
Red pog.svg
Lohardaga
Lohardaga (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′N84°41′E / 23.43°N 84.68°E / 23.43; 84.68
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Government banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Elevation
647 m (2,123 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
57,411
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Nagpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835302
Vehicle registration JH-08

Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier (early 1900s) Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. [1] It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi. The commissioner's office still exists and it houses the Lohardaga Municipality office.

Contents

Geography

Lohardaga
Invisible Square.svg
Invisible Square.svg
Mapscaleline.svg
8km
5miles
South Koel
River
Pakhar
B
Invisible Square.svg
Hisri
B
Invisible Square.svg
Bagru
B
Invisible Square.svg
Lohardaga
M
Senha
R
Invisible Square.svg
Peshrar
R
Invisible Square.svg
Kuru
R
Invisible Square.svg
Kisko
R
Invisible Square.svg
Kairo
R
Invisible Square.svg
Cities, towns and locations in Lohadaga 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
Lohardaga
Lohardaga
Lohardaga

Location

Lohardaga is located at 23°26′N84°41′E / 23.43°N 84.68°E / 23.43; 84.68 . [2] It has an average elevation of 647  metres (2122  feet).

Economy

Lohardaga is known as the land of bauxite mines. Multiple organizations, especially Hindalco, operate bauxite mines near Lohardaga. Bauxite extracted from the mines around Lohardaga are sent to alumina refineries across various states of India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [3] Lohardaga had a population of 57,411. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lohardaga has an average literacy rate of 85.37%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89.80%, and female literacy is 80.75%. In Lohardaga, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Lohardaga 72 Lohardaga Rameshwar Oraon Indian National Congress MGB

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gumla</span> City in Jharkhand, India

Gumla is a city which is the district headquarters in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latehar</span> City in Jharkhand, India

Latehar is a town in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, India. It is known for its natural environment, forest, forest products and mineral deposits. Latehar remained a part of Palamau District as a sub division since 1924. It was elevated from sub divisional status to a district on 4 April 2001, vide Jharkhand Government Notification No 946 dated 04.04.2001. Latehar is located on the north–west corner of Jharkhand in the Palamau Commissionary. It is surrounded by Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, Palamu and Chatra district apart from Chhattisgarh state and district headquarters is situated at 84.51198 East Longitude and 23.741988 North Latitude. It is a predominantly tribal district with almost 45.54% of the population belonging to the scheduled tribes. More than 66% of total population comprises SCs and STs. The total area of the district is 3,622.50 km2 and one of the block headquarters is more than 200 km away from the district headquarters.

Chandwa block is a community development block in Latehar district, in Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located around 75 km from Ranchi, the state capital. It is mineral rich like most of Jharkhand State. It lies at the junction for the NH39 and NH99 roads and is also an important railway junction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lohardaga district</span> Administrative district in Jharkhand, India

Lohardaga district is one of the twenty-four districts of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district is named after the town of Lohardaga, the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was created from a portion of Ranchi district in 1983.

Ghaghra block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Gumla subdivision of Gumla district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bero block is an administrative division in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, Jharkhand state, India.

Chanho block is a community development block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Barwadih is a town and Community Development Block in Latehar district of Jharkhand state in India.

Kuru block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Peshrar block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bhandra block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Kisko block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Kairo block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Senha block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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

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

Lohardaga block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Lohardaga subdivision of Lohardaga district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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

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

Serangdag is a village/ Bauxite mining centre in the Ghaghra CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

References

  1. ↑ "Administrative Setup of Lohardaga District, Jharkhand". lohardaga.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lohardaga
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.