Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Litipara has an area of 461 hectares (1,140 acres).[1]
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges 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 is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
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).[1]
Civic administration
Police station
Litipara police station serves Littipara CD block.[3]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Littipara CD block is at Litipara village.[4]
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.[5]
Model School Littipara is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[6]
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Littipara is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[7]
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.[8]
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