[1] Lohardaga has been identified as an “A” grade highly Maoist infested district.

Kuru, Bhandra, Kairo, Kisko, Jowang and Senha police stations are totally affected and Lohardaga police station is partially affected.

The Maoist outfits are mainly interested in extorting the bauxite mining and transport industry.

The police force has been trained to take on the Maoist outfits and has been extending support at important points.

Lohardaga has lost one Superintendent of Police, Ajay Kumar Singh, IPS in the anti-insurgency operations.

Lohardaga district consists of two broad physiographic divisions – the hilly tract and the plateau region.

The hilly tract extends over the western and north-western parts of the district.

[9] According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhandra CD block had a total population of 57,303, all of which were rural.

The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22.34%.

In the uplands called tanr, a coarse form of rice, millets, pulses and oil seeds are grown.

Lohardaga district has large reserves of world class bauxite across Pakhar, Hisari, Rudhali Pat, Khamar Pat and the mining area also extends to neighbouring districts.

The district has approval of mining of approximately 11 lakh tones of bauxite mineral in a year.

[23][24] A ropeway connecting Bagru mines and Lohardaga has been a popular tourist attraction.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.