Lota, Sonua, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lota


The village Lota is located in Sonua C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Asantaliya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sonua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chakradharpur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Lota.

Travel and Communication for Lota


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lota


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Lota is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Lota is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Lota


As per available data from the year 2009, 670 persons live in 139 house holds in the village Lota. There are 338 female individuals and 332 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.45% and males constitute 49.55% of the total population.

There are 289 scheduled tribes persons of which 145 are females and 144 are males. Females constitute 50.17% and males constitute 49.83% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 43.13% of the total population.

Population density of Lota is 278.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lota


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Total area of Lota is 241 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 47.75 ha. About 44.94 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.56 ha is irrigated area. About 0.56 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 25.13 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 38.78 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 17.92 ha is culturable waste land. About 25.36 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 86.06 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Lota


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gobindpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a government primary school in the village Lota.

There is a government middle school in the village Lota.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sonua, which is 5-10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chakardharpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Lota.

Colleges in Lota


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Rajkhursawa, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

Other Educational Facilities in Lota


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Chakardharpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lota.

Healthcare Facilities in Lota


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Lota.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Lota.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Lota.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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