Lodhoma
Lodhoma | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:27°06′18″N88°07′20″E/ 27.1051°N 88.1221°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Drjeeling |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 703 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 734201 |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Darjeeling |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Darjeeling |
Website | darjeeling |
Lodhomais a village andgram panchayatin theDarjeeling PulbazarCD blockin theDarjeeling Sadar subdivisionof theDarjeeling districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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River
Wildlife Sanctuary
National
Park
Location
[edit]Lodhoma is located at27°06′18″N88°07′20″E/ 27.1051°N 88.1221°E.
Singalila National Parkon theSingalila Ridgeis located nearby. It is spread over 78.6 km2at a height ranging from 7,900 ft (2,400 m) to 12,000 ft (3,700 m).[1]
Area overview
[edit]The map alongside shows the northern portion of theDarjeeling Himalayan hill region.Kangchenjunga,which rises with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) is located further north of the area shown.[2]Sandakphu,rising to a height of 3,665 metres (12,024 ft), on theSingalila Ridge,is the highest point in West Bengal.[3]InDarjeeling Sadar subdivision61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas.[4][5]There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), producing and largely exportingDarjeeling teain the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[6]Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census ascensus townsor villages.[7]Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Lodhoma had a total population of 703 of which 348 (50%) were males and 355 (50%) were females. There were 40 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Lodhoma was 578 (82.22% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Civic Administration
[edit]Police station
[edit]Lodhoma police station has jurisdiction over theDarjeeling PulbazarCD block.[9][10]
Economy
[edit]Rammam Hydroelectric Power Plant, commissioned in 1995–96, is located 3 km upstream of Lodhama.[11]
Healthcare
[edit]There is aprimary health centre,with 10 beds, at Lodhoma.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"Singalila National Park".Darjeeling Tourism.Retrieved22 February2020.
- ^Gurung, H. & Shrestha, R. K. (1994).Nepal Himalaya Inventory.Kathmandu: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
- ^"Sandakphu-Phalut Trek".Himalayan High.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"Darjeeling".District Profile - General Information.District administration.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling".Tables 2.2, 2.4b.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"Darjeeling Tea".District administration.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved2 December2016.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved22 February2020.
- ^"District Profile - Darjeeling".District administration.Retrieved22 February2020.
- ^"Rammam Hydroelectric Power Plant".Global Energy Observation.Retrieved22 February2020.
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department"(PDF).Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved28 February2020.