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About Lohanda Village

Lohanda is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 892 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Lohanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 892
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohanda compares

By the 2011 count Lohanda is the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lohanda

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

Lohanda lies about 20 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 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 Lohanda
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 18 km
District headquarters Jamui 20 km
Nearest town Jamūī 20 km

Villages closest to Lohanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohanda village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Lohanda village has 892 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohanda has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Lohanda covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohanda falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohanda is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lohanda.

Lohanda is about 20 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohanda is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 2.0 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 18 km away. Jamui is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achambho (under 2 km), Lahila (under 2 km) and Pirhanda (1.6 km).

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

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