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Lohardaga district | |
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 Khakparta temple | |
.svg) Location of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | South Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Lohardaga |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Dr Waghmare Prasad Krishna (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Lohardaga (shared withGumla district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 461,790 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 68.29% |
| • Sex ratio | 985 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | lohardaga |
Lohardaga district is one of the twenty-four districts of theIndianstate ofJharkhand. The district is named after the town ofLohardaga, the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was created from a portion ofRanchi district in 1983.[1]
This district is surrounded byLatehar district in the north,Gumla district in south and west andRanchi district in the east. The district is situated between 23°30' and 23°40' north latitudes and 84°40' and 84°50' east longitudes. The district covers an area of 1,502 km2.[2]
As of 2011, it is the least populous district ofJharkhand (out of24).[3]
It is currently a part of theRed Corridor.[4]
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Lohardaga was the largest district in theChota Nagpur Division of theBengal Presidency, covering 12,044 square miles (31,190 km2) southwest areas of present-day Jharkhand. In 1892, it was bifurcated into thePalamu andRanchi districts. By 1901, Ranchi covered 7,128 square miles (18,460 km2) and Palamu 4,914 square miles (12,730 km2), with the Lohardaga area remaining part of Ranchi.Post-independence, with an area of 1,502 km2, the Lohardaga region was reestablished as a district in 1983, following the bifurcation of Ranchi into three districts: Ranchi, Lohardaga, andGumla. In 2007, the Khunti subdivision was carved out from Ranchi district to form aseparate district.
District has a number of small hill blocks covered with forests. The general slope of the district is from west to east.Latehar district is situated in the north of this district,Ranchi district in the east andGumla district in the south-west.
Lohardaga district consists of two broad physiographic divisions – the hilly tract and the plateau region. The hilly tract extends over the western and north-western parts of the district. The high hill tops of this region are known aspat. The plateau region is a part of the Gumla Plateau; which lies in the southern portion ofChota Nagpur Plateau. Lohardaga and Bhandra CD blocks are entirely in the plateau region. Other administrative areas, such as Kisko, Senha and Kuru CD blocks are partly in the plateau region and partly in the hilly tract.[5]
The main rivers of the district areSouth Koel, Sankh, Nandni, Chaupat’s and Fulijhar etc. These are mainly rain fed rivers which dry up in the summer months. Some springs are also seen in the hilly tract of the district. Geologically the area in comprised with Archean Granites and Gneisses. In the uplands considerable thickness of late-rite of Pleistocene age is found in the Granite and Gneisses tracts. Alluvium of recent to sub-recent age is found in the river valleys.[1] The major part of the district is covered with Golden Alluvium, Red and Sandy and Red and Gravelly soils.Laterite and Red and Yellow soils are also found elsewhere in the district.
The most important mineral of the district isbauxite. Other minerals which are found in the district arefeldspar,fire clay andchina clay and have less economic importance.
The district enjoys a healthy and pleasant climate throughout the year. The annual averagetemperature is 23 °C and the district receives an annual averagerainfall of 1000–1200 mm.[1]
Lohardaga district consists of 7 blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in Lohardaga district:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 95,816 | — |
| 1911 | 111,925 | +16.8% |
| 1921 | 107,681 | −3.8% |
| 1931 | 126,456 | +17.4% |
| 1941 | 135,192 | +6.9% |
| 1951 | 150,184 | +11.1% |
| 1961 | 172,363 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 201,422 | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 229,786 | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 288,886 | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 364,521 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 461,790 | +26.7% |
| Source: Census of India[6] | ||
According to the2011 census, Lohardaga district has apopulation of 461,790,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofSuriname.[7] This gives it a ranking of 549th in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 307 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).[3] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.67%.[3] Lohardaga has asex ratio of 985females for every 1000 males,[3] and aliteracy rate of 67.61%. 12.43% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.32% and 56.89% of the population respectively.[3]
In the district tribal religion (mainly Sarna) are practiced by half (i.e. 51.10%) of the population. While Hindus constitute 24.34%, Islam 20.57% and Christianity 3.63% of the population.[8]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 38.96% of the population in the district spokeKurukh, 33.17%Sadri, 13.87%Urdu and 12.50%Hindi as their first language.[9]
Other languages spoken here includesAsuri, aMunda language spoken by approximately 17,000 people.[10]
The net sown area is only 55% of the total area of the district. Two blocks i.e. Kisko and Senha have large area under denseforest cover. The forest cover is around 32-35% of the total area of the district. The average land holding per household is 1.65 Ha. The per capita agriculture land is around 0.28 Ha. Net irrigated area is 13.4% of net sown area (0.8% by canals, 7% by wells, 2% by tanks & 3.6% by lift irrigation and others).
In 2006 the Indian government named Lohardaga one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[11] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[11]
There are 318 primary schools, 68 middle schools, 20 High schools, 2 higher secondary schools and two degree colleges and one degree college for girls in the district.
In this district, there is a district hospital, one referral hospital, five primary health sub-centres, ten additional primary health centres, seventy three health sub-centres.
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Lohardaga | 72 | Lohardaga | Rameshwar Oraon | Indian National Congress | MGB | |||
Suriname 491,989 July 2011 est.
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