Litipara is a village in
Littipara CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in Pakur subdivision of
Pakur district
Pakur district ( Santali: ᱯᱟᱠᱩᱲ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Pakur is the administrative headquarters of this district. Pakur sub-division of Sahibganj district was carved out on ...
in the
India
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
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Geography
Location
Litipara is located at .
Litipara has an area of .
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills
The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are do ...
running from the bank of the
Ganges
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in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where
Farakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community develop ...
is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield
The Rajmahal Coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Rajmahal coalfield is centred around .
Area of Operations
Five relatively small coal basins – Hura, Chuperbhita, Pachwara, Mahuagarhi ...
is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Litipara had a total population of 2,294, of which 1,185 (52%) were males and 1,109 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 309. The total number of literate persons in Litipara was 1,244 (62.67% of the population over 6 years).
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Civic administration
Police station
Litipara police station serves Littipara CD block.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Littipara CD block is at Litipara village.
Education
Rajyakrit High School Littipara is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1971. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII.
Model School Littipara is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integ ...
Littipara is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1983. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Pakur district