Hisri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Hisri Location in Jharkhand, India  Hisri Hisri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°27′05″N 84°36′41″E / 23.4514°N 84.6113°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,914 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835302 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06526 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 08 |
| Literacy | 62.09% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Loharadaga |
| Website | lohardaga |
Hisri is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Hisri is located at 23°27′05″N 84°36′41″E / 23.4514°N 84.6113°E
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.[1]
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[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Hisri had a total population of 3,914, of which 1,962 (50%) were males and 1,952 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 680. The total number of literate persons in Hisri was 2,008 (62.09% of the population over 6 years).[2]
(*For language details see Kisko block#Language and religion)
Bauxite mines[edit | edit source]
Lohardaga district has large reserves of world class bauxite across Pakhar, Hisari, Rudhali Pat, Khamar Pat and the mining area also extends to neighbouring districts.[3][4]
Hindalco is developing a new Bauxte mining project at Hisri.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362,864, pages 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Lohardaga, Mines and Minerals". District administration. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook Lohardaga, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 10. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Compliance Status Report on EC clearance for Hisri New Bauxite Mining Project" (PDF). Hindalco. Retrieved 22 October 2021.