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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 201 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 201
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Lohara

Lohara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lohara from other places

Lohara lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 4.6 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 Lohara
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Lohara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Lohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohara village had a population of 387. That makes it the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Lohara village has 201 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Lohara covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohara falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Ismailpur, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lohara.

Lohara is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about 4.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 10 km away. Sherghati is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banaul (8.3 km), Janubi Chak (9.4 km) and Pandaul (17 km).

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

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