Lohardaga

Lohardaga
Lohardaga
Town
	Lohardaga Location in Jharkhand, India Lohardaga Lohardaga (India)
	Coordinates: 23°26′N84°41′E / 23.43°N 84.68°E Coordinates: 23°26′N84°41′E / 23.43°N 84.68°E
Country	India
State	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

Last updated June 22, 2022

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.

Geography

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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

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^[update] 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.

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

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References

↑ "Administrative Setup of Lohardaga District, Jharkhand". lohardaga.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lohardaga
↑ "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.

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[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.

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