Lohardaga
Town in Jharkhand, India
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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.
Lohardaga | |
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Town | |
Top to bottom: The ancient Khakparta Temple, a protected Shiva shrine under ASI, The Victoria Lake, The scenic Lawapani waterfall | |
 Interactive map of Lohardaga | |
  Lohardaga Location in Jharkhand, India  Lohardaga Lohardaga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
| Vehicle registration | JH-08 |
| Website | lohardaga |
Geography
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 23.43°N 84.68°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 647 metres (2122 feet).
Economy
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.
Politics
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | Lohardaga | 72 | Lohardaga | Rameshwar Oraon | |||
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