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About Lohjara Village

Lohjara is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 456 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohjara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 456
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohjara compares

By the 2011 count Lohjara is the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lohjara

Lohjara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohjara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lohjara from other places

Lohjara lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 3.2 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 Lohjara
Nearest railway station Bandhua 3.2 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 9.1 km
District headquarters Gaya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 19 km

Villages closest to Lohjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohjara village had a population of 875. That makes it the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Lohjara village has 456 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohjara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Lohjara is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohjara covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohjara falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohjara is Bandhua, about 3.2 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 village for Lohjara.

Lohjara is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohjara is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bandhua is about 3.2 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 9.1 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuet (3.5 km), Bazidpur (6.4 km) and Khiriawan (6.8 km).

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

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