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.
Lawalong | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Lawalong Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand![]() ![]() Lawalong Lawalong (India) Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 24.150722°N 84.661278°E / 24.150722; 84.661278 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Chatra |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,582 |
Languages (*For language details see Lawalong#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 825404 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06559 |
Vehicle registration | JH 13 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Chatra |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simaria |
Website | chatra |
Lawalong is located at 24.150722°N 84.661278°E / 24.150722; 84.661278.
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.
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]
Lawalong police station serves Lawalong CD block.[5]
Headquarters of Lawalong CD block is at Lawalong village.[6]
The beat office of Lawalong Beat of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at Lawalong village.[7][8]
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