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About Lohjra Village

Lohjra is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,724, made up of 3,859 males and 3,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653 hectares hectares.

Lohjra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohjra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 653 hectares
Population 7,724
Male Population 3,859
Female Population 3,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohjra compares

By the 2011 count Lohjra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 653 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lohjra

Lohjra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohjra 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 Lohjra from other places

Lohjra lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 4.4 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 Lohjra
Nearest railway station Sher 4.4 km
Nearest town Barauli 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia 8.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Lohjra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohjra village had a population of 7,724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Lohjra village has 3,859 males and 3,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohjra has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Lohjra covers 653 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohjra falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohjra is Sher, about 4.4 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 Lohjra.

Lohjra is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohjra is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 4.4 km away. Barauli is about 7.0 km away. Sidhwalia is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joigar (1.6 km), Surhia (1.6 km) and Supauli (2.0 km).

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

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