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Lawalong, Chatra

Coordinates: 24°09′03″N 84°39′41″E / 24.150722°N 84.661278°E / 24.150722; 84.661278
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Lawalong
Village
Lawalong is located in Jharkhand
Lawalong
Lawalong
Location in Jharkhand, India
Lawalong is located in India
Lawalong
Lawalong
Lawalong (India)
Coordinates: 24°09′03″N 84°39′41″E / 24.150722°N 84.661278°E / 24.150722; 84.661278
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictChatra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,582
Languages (*For language details see Lawalong#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825404
Telephone/ STD code06559
Vehicle registrationJH 13
Lok Sabha constituencyChatra
Vidhan Sabha constituencySimaria
Websitechatra.nic.in

Lawalong (also written as Lowalang) is a village and gram panchayat in the Lawalong CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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B
I
H
A
R
Amanat
River
Mohana
River
Lilajan
River
Damodar
River
CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area
Amrapali & Chandragupta Area
CCL Magadh
Sanghamitra Area
Magadh Sanghamitra Area
CCL Piparwar Area
Piparwar Area
North Karanpura TPS
P
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station
Lawalong
Wildlife
Sanctuary
T
Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary (T)
Kauleshwari
Temple
H
Kauleshwari Temple (H)
Bachra
CT
Bachra (CT)
Chatra
M
Chatra, Jharkhand (M)
Tandwa
R
Tandwa (R)
Simaria
R
Simaria, Chatra (R)
Rajpur
R
Rajpur, Chatra (R)
Pratappur
R
Pratappur, Chatra (R)
Piparwar
R
Piparwar, Chatra (R)
Pathalgada
R
Pathalgada (R)
Mayurhand
R
Mayurhand (R)
Lawalong
R
Kunda
R
Kunda, Chatra (R)
Itkhori
R
Itkhori (R)
Hunterganj
R
Hunterganj (R)
Gidhour
R
Gidhour (R)
Chiridiri
R
Chiridiri (R)
Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Lawalong is located at 24°09′03″N 84°39′41″E / 24.150722°N 84.661278°E / 24.150722; 84.661278.

Area overview

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The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[3]

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.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Lowalang (location code 348604) had a total population of 2,582, of which 1,416 (55%) were males and 1,166 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 456. The total number of literate persons in Lowalang was 1,466 (68.96% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

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Police station

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Lawalong police station serves Lawalong CD block.[5]

CD block HQ

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Headquarters of Lawalong CD block is at Lawalong village.[6]

Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary

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The beat office of Lawalong Beat of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at Lawalong village.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 119: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Management Plan of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary" (PDF). The protected Area – the Existing Situation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Lawalong (Chatra) Wildlife Sanctuary". Wild Trails. Retrieved 7 January 2021.