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
Lalmatia has an area of 52 hectares (130 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, Lalmatia had a total population of 1,208, of which 720 (60%) were males and 488 (40%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 183. The total number of literate persons in Lalmatia was 786 (76.68% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration
Police station
Lalmatia police station serves Boarijore CD block.[3][4]
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[6]
Adwasi Inter College, Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducation institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[7]
Government High School Lalmatia is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[8]
