Lapung | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lapung Location in Jharkhand, India  Lapung Lapung (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°06′45″N 84°56′32″E / 23.1126°N 84.9423°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Ranchi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 903 |
| Languages (*For language details see Lapung block#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835204 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06522 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 01 |
| Literacy | 70.80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mandar |
| Website | ranchi |
Lapung is a village in the Lapung CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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Geography
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Lapung is located at 23°06′45″N 84°56′32″E / 23.1126°N 84.9423°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map.[1] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district.[2][3] There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence.[4] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.[5]
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 Lapung.[6]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Lapung CD block are located at Lapung.[7]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Lapung had a total population of 903, of which 460 (51%) were males and 443 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 136. The total number of literate persons in Lapung was 543 (70.80% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 250 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[9]
Model School Lapung is a government run English-medium coeducational institution established at Garai in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[10]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Ranchi". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Ranchi district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 374411, page 280-281. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "KGBV Lapung". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Model School Lapung". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 22:31