Lakarka is a
neighbourhood in
Dhanbad in
Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of
Dhanbad district in
Jharkhand state,
India.
Geography
Location
Lakarka is located at .
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The earlier
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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was combined with other urban units to form
Dhanbad Municipal Corporationin 2006.
Lakarka is part of Ward No. 4 of
Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.
Overview
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating
uplands
Upland or Uplands may refer to:
Geography
*Hill, an area of higher land, generally
*Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points
*Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level
*I ...
bustling with coalmines. The
Damodar River, the most important river 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 ...
, flows along the southern border. The area beyond the Damodar was once a part of Dhanbad district but was transferred to Bokaro district in 2001. Bulk of the area shown in the map is part of
Baghmara (community development block)
Baghmara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India.
Overview
Dhanbad district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, but it is more of an u ...
. In Baghmara CD block 67% of the population lives in rural areas and 33% in urban areas. The block has 18
census towns, all marked in the map, except
Rajganj, which is shown in the map for the northern portion of the district. A portion of
Dhanbad Municipal Corporation extends into the region till around
Katras
Katras (also known as Katrasgarh) is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad City in Dhanbad Sadar Subdivision in the Jharkhand state, India.
Geography
Location
Katras is located at . It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).
Note ...
. The places in the DMC area are marked as
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
. Most of the DMC area is shown in the maps for the central and southern portions of the district. Four operational areas of
BCCL operate fully within the region –
Katras Area,
Govindpur Area,
Barora Area and
Block II Area. The Mahuda sector of
Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.
Demographics
India
census,
Lakarka had a population of 6,962. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lakarka has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 40%. In Lakarka, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Neighbourhoods in Dhanbad
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