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About Lodipur Village

Lodipur is a large village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,484, made up of 1,281 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Lodipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 2,484
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodipur compares

By the 2011 count Lodipur is the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Lodipur

Lodipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lodipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lodipur from other places

Lodipur lies about 23 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lodipur
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 3.3 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 16 km
District headquarters Arwal 23 km

Villages closest to Lodipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurtha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lodipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodipur village had a population of 2,484. That makes it the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Lodipur village has 1,281 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodipur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Lodipur covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lodipur falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lodipur is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lodipur.

Lodipur is about 23 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodipur is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 3.3 km away. Makhdumpur is about 16 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhdumpur (under 2 km), Chhatoi (under 2 km) and Nadaura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lodipur today is likely to be higher.

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