Senha is a village in the
Senha
Senha is a village in the Senha CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Senha is located at
Area overview
The map alongside ...
CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the
Lohardaga district in the
India
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n
state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
.
Geography
Location
Senha is located at
Area overview
The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.
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.
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Senha.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Senha CD block are located at Senha village.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Senha had a total population of 7,011, of which 3,562 (51%) were males and 3,449 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,034. The total number of literate persons in Senha was 4,530 (75.79% of the population over 6 years).
(*For language details see
Senha block#Language and religion)
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...
is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 1,345 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.
Sushila Devi Girls High School Senha is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. it has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 230 books and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.
St. Marks Middle School Senha is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1999. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.
Coeducational high schools are about 10 km away.
References
{{South Chotanagpur Division
Villages in Lohardaga district