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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Lohardaga district}}<br />
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| name = Lohardaga<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.43|N|84.68|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 647<br />
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'''Lohardaga''' is a town and the district headquarters of [[Lohardaga district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]], west of [[Ranchi]], the state capital. Earlier (early 1900s) Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur.<ref>http://lohardaga.nic.in/history.htm</ref> 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.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Lohardaga is located at {{Coord|23.43|N|84.68|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Lohardaga.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lohardaga]</ref> It has an average elevation of 647&nbsp;[[metre]]s (2122&nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]).<br />
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==Economy==<br />
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]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Lohardaga district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/jharkhand-districts/lohardaga.html Travel guide and maps of Lohardaga district]<br />
* [http://lohardaga.nic.in/ Government website for Lohardaga District]<br />
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