Lohardaga | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Lohardaga Location in Jharkhand, India  Lohardaga Lohardaga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′N 84°41′E / 23.43°N 84.68°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga |
| Elevation | 647 m (2,123 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 57,411 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Nagpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | JH-08 |
Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier (early 1900s) Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur.[1] It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi. The commissioner's office still exists and it houses the Lohardaga Municipality office.
- ^ "Administrative Setup of Lohardaga District, Jharkhand". lohardaga.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.