Lohardaga was created from a portion of Ranchi in 1983. Lohardaga in Jharkhand is a small region situated in the south western part of Jharkhand.
Lohardaga at Jharkhand envelopes a small area which contains a number of small hill blocks and is covered with forest. An estimate of the district of Lohardaga of Jharkhand is as follows:
# Area - 190.82 square kilometers.
# Latitude - 32º32' to 23º40' North.
# Longitude - 84º40' to 84º50' East.
# Temperature - 23º C.
# Rainfall - 1000-1200 millimeters.
# Physiographic divisions - The Plateau Region and the Hilly Tract.
# Rivers - Sankh, Nandini, Chaupat's, Fulijhar, South Koel, etc.
# Crops - Rice, millets, oil seeds, wheat, pulses, etc.
# Minerals - Bauxite, china clay, fire clay, feldspar, etc.
# Soils - Golden alluvium, sandy soil, gravel soil, red soil, laterite soil, yellow soil, etc.
# Industries - Bricks, soaps, oils, candles, aluminum goods, wooden furniture, bamboo baskets, earthen pots, weaving of clothes, carpets, stone chips, etc.
Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the district of Lohardaga at Jharkhand is divided into 5 development blocks, which include 5 police stations, 67 Gram Panchayats and 353 villages. The development blocks of Lohardaga are:
* Bhandra
* Kisko
* Kuru
* Lohardaga and
* Senha.
Moreover, the economy of Jharkhand is largely based on forests and forest-products. The tribesmen residing the areas largely depend on tubers, stems, leaves, fruits, seeds, herbs, timber, etc, obtained from the forests. It is said that there is a symbiotic relationship between the forests of Lohardaga and the tribesmen housed in the territory. In fact, it is customary in Lohardaga that the tribesmen marry the mahua trees; whereas the women marry mango trees: after the actual marriage between a man and woman of the tribal community of Lohardaga, they are expected to marry the mango and mahua trees. Thus, it is evident that forests are, indeed, the pivot of the tribal society in Lohardaga.
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bokaro chatra deogarh
dhanbad dumka eastsinghbhum
garhwa giridih godda
gumla hazaribagh jamtara
koderma latehar lohardaga
pakaur palamau ranchi
sahibganj saraikelakharsawan
westsinghbhum simdega
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