Lalpania | |
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Census Town | |
  Lalpania Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Lalpania Lalpania (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°44′29″N85°44′44″E / 23.741521°N 85.745422°E /23.741521; 85.745422 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,659 |
| • Density | 708/km2 (1,830/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 829149 |
| Telephone/STD code | 06544 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gomia |
| Website | bokaro |
Lalpania is acensus town in theGomiaCD block in theBermo subdivision of theBokaro district in theIndianstate ofJharkhand..
Lalpania is located at23°44′29″N85°44′44″E / 23.741521°N 85.745422°E /23.741521; 85.745422.
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on theChota Nagpur Plateau with theDamodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). TheEast Bokaro Coalfield located in theBermo-Phusro area and small intrusions ofJharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country,Bokaro Steel Plant, operated bySteel Authority of India Limited, was set-up atBokaro Steel City. TheDamodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station atBokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway,Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 Census of India, Lalpania had a total population of 3,659 of which 1,867 (51%) were males and 1,792 (49%) were females. Population in the agerange 0-6 years was 541. The total number of literate persons in Lalpania was 2,088 (85.21% of the population over 6 years).[3]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Lalpania covered an area of 5.17 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tapwater from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 691 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 7 family welfare centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 nursing home, no medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. It had 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[4]
Tenughat Thermal Power Station is located at Lalpania and is owned by the state-owned Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd. It operates a 2x210 MW power plant.[5]
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