Lokainayanpur is a set of two adjacent villages in the
Tisri CD block in the
Khori Mahuwa subdivision
Khori Mahuwa subdivision (also spelled Khuri Mahua) is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Subdivision office is located at Domaidih village, which is 10 km from Dhanwar town and 3 km ...
of the
Giridih district
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in the
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Lokainayanpur is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the
Chota Nagpur plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The
Pareshnath Hill
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rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.
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
According to the
2011 Census of India
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, Laukai had a total population of 1,276, of which 667 (52%) were males and 609 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 232. The total number of literate persons in Laukai was 687 (65.80% of the population over 6 years). Nayanpur had a total population of 826, of which 444 (54%) were males and 382 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 168. The total number of literate persons in Nayanpur was 344 (52.28% of the population over 6 years.
Civic administration
Police station
Lokainayanpur police station has jurisdiction over the
Tisri CD block.
References
{{Giridih District
Villages in Giridih district