History
Lohardaga was made a subdivision of Ranchi district in 1972. Ranchi district was split into three districts namely Ranchi, Gumla and Lohardaga, in 1983.Maoist activities
Lohardaga has been identified as an “A” grade highlyGeography
Senha is located at . Lohardaga district consists of two broad physiographic divisions – the hilly tract and the plateau region. The hilly tract extends over the western and north-western parts of the district. The high hill tops of this region are known as ''pat''. The plateau region is a part of the Gumla Plateau, which lies in the southern portion ofDemographics
Population
According to theLiteracy
According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Senha CD block was 38,158 (66.06% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 22,524 (77.11% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 15,634 (54.76% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22.34%. census, literacy in Lohardaga district was 78.62%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also –Language and religion
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, 2011 census,'' “the distribution of different mother tongues (languages mentioned under 8th Schedule of Constitution of India) as returned during the 2001 Census for Lohardaga district was” Kurukh (42.15%),Rural poverty
70-80% of the population of Lohardaga district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005. In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Lohardaga district came down to 38.0%. According to a study in 2013 (modified in 2019), "the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand is estimated at 46%, but 60% of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still below poverty line."Economy
Livelihood
In Senha CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 16,466 and formed 5.05%, agricultural labourers numbered 12,470 and formed 37.89%, household industry workers numbered 531 and formed 1.61% and other workers numbered 3,445 and formed 10.47%. Total workers numbered 32,912 and formed 47.17% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 36,856 and formed 52.83% of the population.Infrastructure
There are 53 inhabited villages in Senha CD block. In 2011, 13 villages had power supply. 53 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 53 villages had hand pumps, and all villages have drinking water facility. 10 villages had post offices, 9 villages had sub post offices, 4 villages had telephones (land lines), 21 villages had mobile phone coverage. 53 villages had pucca (paved) roads, 1 village had bus service (private/ public), 15 villages hadAgriculture
Large areas of the district were earlier covered with forests. With gradual deforestation, more land is being brought under cultivation. At present around 32-35% of the total area is covered with forests. Rice is grown in the terraced lowlands called ''don''. In the uplands called ''tanr'', a coarse form of rice, millets, pulses and oil seeds are grown. Agriculture is mostly monsoon-dependent. “The wells, springs and ''ahars'' are the only traditional sources of irrigation. The average land holding per household is 1.65 Ha. The per capita agriculture land is around 0.28 Ha. Net irrigated area is 13.4% of net sown area”.Backward Regions Grant Fund
Lohardaga district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from theBauxite
Education
Senha CD block had 15 villages with pre-primary schools, 53 villages with primary schools, 28 villages with middle schools, 6 villages with secondary schools, 1 village with senior secondary school, all villages had educational facility.Healthcare
Senha CD block had 1 village with primary health centre, 14 villages with primary health subcentres, 1 village with maternity and child welfare centre, 1 village with allopathic hospital 1 village with family welfare centres, 1 village with medicine shop.References
Community development blocks in Lohardaga district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub