Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[3]
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, Lowalang (location code 348604) had a total population of 2,582, of which 1,416 (55%) were males and 1,166 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 456. The total number of literate persons in Lowalang was 1,466 (68.96% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Civic administration
Police station
Lawalong police station serves Lawalong CD block.[5]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Lawalong CD block is at Lawalong village.[6]
^"Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
