Lalpania is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the Gomia CD block in the

Bermo subdivision Bermo subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dha ...

of the

Bokaro district Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad district a ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, 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 ...

Geography

Location

Lalpania is located at .

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on 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 th ...

with the

Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow o ...

cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of . The

East Bokaro Coalfield East Bokaro Coalfield is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to ...

located in the

Bermo ''For the town in North Wales, see Y Bermo'For the commune of Niger see Bermo, Niger'' Bermo is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district of the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location ...

- Phusro area and small intrusions of

Jharia Coalfield Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. The coalfield is an important ...

make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country,

Bokaro Steel Plant Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet technology. It is the second largest steel plant in India after Bhilai Steel Plant and 3 ...

, operated by

Steel Authority of India Limited Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is an Indian Public sector undertakings in India, public sector steel manufacturing corporation based in New Delhi. It is the largest Government of India, government-owned steel producer, with an annual pr ...

, was set-up at

Bokaro Steel City Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City (), is a large and Planned community, planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is the List of cities in Jharkhand by population, fourth most populous city in the state and one of the first planned cities ...

. The

Damodar Valley Corporation Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a statutory corporation which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India to handle the Damodar Valley Project, the first multipurpose river valley project of independent ...

established its first thermal power station at

Bokaro (Thermal) Bokaro Thermal is a census town in Bermo block, Bermo Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Often colloquially referred to as 'BTPS', as the Bokaro Ther ...

. The long, high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway,

Tenughat Dam Tenughat Dam () is an earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway across the Damodar River at Tenughat in Petarwar block of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Tenughat Dam is located at . Over ...

, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is . The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed. 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, Lalpania had a total population of 3,659 of which 1,867 (51%) were males and 1,792 (49%) were females. Population in the agerange 0-6 years was 541. The total number of literate persons in Lalpania was 2,088 (85.21% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro'', Lalpania covered an area of 5.17 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tapwater from treated sources, overhead tank. It had 691 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 7 family welfare centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 nursing home, no medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. It had 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.

Economy

Power

Tenughat Thermal Power Station is located at Lalpania and is owned by the state-owned Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd. It operates a 2x210 MW power plant.

References

{{Bokaro District Cities and towns in Bokaro district