Lodna
| Lodna | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Lodna   Lodna | |
| Coordinates: 23°43′16″N 86°26′36″E / 23.72101°N 86.44338°ECoordinates: 23°43′16″N 86°26′36″E / 23.72101°N 86.44338°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| Subdistrict | Jharia |
| Population | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Pincode | 828131 |
Lodna is a Town in the tehsil of Jharia in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.[1]
It is located 1.4 km distance from tehsil headquarters Jharia and is 9.1 km far from its district headquarters, Dhanbad. Among other nearby towns and villages, Tisra is located at distance of 0.5 km., Joyrampur at 1.9 km., Jeenagora at distance of 2.1 km., Bagdigi at distance of 1.2 km., Jamadoba at distance of 1.5 km.
Lodna and surrounding areas have been an important coal mining center since more than hundred years and coal mines are now managed by Bharat Coking Coal Limited.[2]
There is a railway station at Lodna, which is mainly used for coal loading and transportation purpose.
There are couple of high schools in Lodna, like, Lodna High School, CoalField English School,Navyug
It also consists of agricultural land which is well watered with the river that flows in the town the river is a tributary of Damodar river. Major source of transport is autorickshaw. Some well known peoples are Divyangshu Bariyar & Shubham Bariyar
References
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- ↑ "BCCL-Lodna Area". Bharat Coking Coal Lmited. Retrieved 20 September 2012.