Senha block
Senha (Hindi: सेन्हा) is one of the administrative blocks of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India.
Senha
सेन्हा | |
|---|---|
Block | |
| Nickname(s): सेन्हा | |
  Senha Location in Jharkhand, India  Senha Senha (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.38°N 84.65°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga |
| Block | Senha |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835302 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
Demographics
Senha block is situated in the East region of Lohardaga district. 14 gram panchayats covered by 65 villages with a total population of 83,922, male population was 41,989, female population 41,933. There were 14,568 persons in 0-6 years age group.
Languages
Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]
Facilities
- Market: A small market called as Senha bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also
References
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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