This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Lohardaga district.
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.
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 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.
Demographicsedit
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.
^. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External linksedit
Travel guide and maps of Lohardaga district
Government website for Lohardaga District
January 01, 1970
lohardaga, this, article, about, municipality, india, namesake, district, district, town, district, headquarters, district, indian, state, jharkhand, west, ranchi, state, capital, earlier, early, 1900s, commissionary, headquarters, chotanagpur, only, later, th. This article is about the municipality in India For its namesake district see Lohardaga district 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 LohardagaTownLohardagaLocation in Jharkhand IndiaShow map of JharkhandLohardagaLohardaga India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 23 26 N 84 41 E 23 43 N 84 68 E 23 43 84 68Country IndiaStateJharkhandDistrictLohardagaElevation647 m 2 123 ft Population 2011 Total57 411Languages OfficialHindi NagpuriTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN835302Vehicle registrationJH 08 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Location 2 Economy 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8km5miles nbsp South KoelRiverPakharB nbsp HisriB nbsp BagruB nbsp LohardagaMSenhaR nbsp PeshrarR nbsp KuruR nbsp KiskoR nbsp KairoR nbsp BhandraR nbsp Cities towns and locations in Lohadaga district in South Chotanagpur DivisionM municipality R rural urban centre B Bauxite mining centreOwing to space constraints in the small map the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly nbsp Show zoomed in nbsp Show zoomed mid nbsp Show zoomed out Location edit Lohardaga is located at 23 26 N 84 41 E 23 43 N 84 68 E 23 43 84 68 2 It has an average elevation of 647 metres 2122 feet Economy editLohardaga 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 editAs 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 See also editLohardaga districtReferences edit 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 External links editTravel guide and maps of Lohardaga district Government website for Lohardaga District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lohardaga amp oldid 1130799154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
