Senha Explained

Senha
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India3
Coordinates:23.3868°N 84.6516°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:7011
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835302
Area Code:06526
Registration Plate:JH 08
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:75.79%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Senha is a village in the Senha CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Senha is located at 23.3868°N 84.6516°W

Area overview

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.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Senha.[2]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Senha CD block are located at Senha village.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Senha had a total population of 7,011, of which 3,562 (51%) were males and 3,449 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,034. The total number of literate persons in Senha was 4,530 (75.79% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Senha block#Language and religion)

Education

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 1,345 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.[5]

Sushila Devi Girls High School Senha is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. it has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 230 books and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[6]

St. Marks Middle School Senha is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1999. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.[7] Coeducational high schools are about 10 km away.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 23 October 2021.
  2. Web site: District Police Profile - Lohardaga . Jharkhand Police. 22 October 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Lohardaga district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 22 October 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 363157, pages 98-99. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 22 October 2021.
  5. Web site: KGBV Senha . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Sushila Devi Girls HS Senha . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.
  7. Web site: St. Marks MS Senha . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.