Lohardaga district came into existence after Ranchi was split into three districts namely Ranchi, Lohardagga and Gumla way back in 1983. The district is named after the town of Lohardaga, the administrative headquarters of the district. Lohardaga was given the position of a sub division in 1972 and a district in 1983. In Jain texts there is reference to Lord Mahavir's visit to Lore-a-Yadaga, which means 'river of tears' in Mundari. 'Ain-e-akbari', The famous book on Akbar, also mentions a place called 'Kismate Lohardaga'. The word Lohardaga may be made of two hindi words, Lohar meaning 'ironmonger', and Daga meaning center', which makes the literal meaning of Lohardaga as 'center of iron mining'. The district is situated in the south western part of Jharkhand State between 23°30' and 23°40' north latitudes and 84°40' and 84°50' east longitudes. The district covers an area of 1491 km² in the tribal belt of Chotanagpur plateau. It has seven blocks namely Lohardaga, Kuru, Bhandra, Kisko, Senha, kairo, and Pesrar. There are 353 villages spread over in 67 Gram Panchayats. The geography of this district plays a major role in the crime and security scenario in the district. The district is having dense forests which offer hideouts to the naxals and Bauxite mining is the major economic activity. Herein lies the main interest of naxals for collecting levy from bauxite mining and transportation industry.
          Lohardaga is a 'A' grade naxal infested district. Six police stations and Eight Pickets are totally affected with extremism activities and rest of  the P.s viz. Lohardaga Police station is partially affected. To combat the naxal menace, the Police in Lohardaga is employing all the lawful and needful tactics. At present, all the Nine Police Stations and other establishments have been fortified and strengthened. The available force is well trained and equipped to tackle the naxal menace. The bauxite mining areas have been provided with ample force for safe mining. The Police personnel are regularly being trained for better performance. During the last one year, a sustained effort by Police has resulted in fewer incidents of naxal violence in the district. Long Range Patrolling, Raids, intelligence- based special operations have proved to be of great help. Community Policing is one of the corner stone’s to established cordial relation between police and people of the district. We have also organized sports events and distributed various items to the needy ones. The process for construction work of police Line is going on.  Lohardaga Police is committed to provide a safe and secure environment for overall progress and prosperity with a promise to be always at your service.