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Lalkhatanga is a small Village/hamlet in Namkum Block in Ranchi district of Jharkhand State, India. It comes under anchal of Namkum. It is located 16 km from District headquarters and State capital Ranchi.[1]

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Lalkhatanga
Village
Nickname(s):  bhampe
Lalkhatanga Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Lalkhatanga Lalkhatanga (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.2626859°N 85.337627°E / 23.2626859; 85.337627
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,400
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Nagpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	00651
Vehicle registration	JH
Sex Ratio	1094:1000 ♂/♀

Physiography

Ranchi Sadar Block towards west , Kanke Block towards North , Angara Block towards East , Ratu Block towards west.

Social structure

People in Lalkhatanga are very peaceful and they all love communal harmony. Mainly this village comprises large number of Christian Munda people with the surname Horo.

Demographics

Hindi and Nagpuri are the most spoken languages in Lakhatanga.

Transport

Rail

There are two major railway stations near to Lalkhatanga in less than 10 km. However Hatia railway station is the nearest railway station of about 3.5 km distance from Lalkatanga.

Roadways

Roads connecting major cities are providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. There is a district road connecting Torpa, Murhu, Govindpur, Khunti and Ranchi.

Healthcare

To cater the medical needs of patients, especially those with tuberculosis, people go to:

• Govt. Hospital Khunti
• Ramkrishna Sanatorium

Schools, colleges and universities

For making children literate the state government provides:

• Govt. Basic School
• Jaipal Singh High School
• Birsa College Khunti
• St Joseph Intermediate College, Torpa
• Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology

Tourism and Entertainment

Biodiversity Park, Ranchi[2]

References

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