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About Lohagara Village

Lohagara is one of the larger villages in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,696, made up of 3,012 males and 2,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares.

Lohagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohagara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 5,696
Male Population 3,012
Female Population 2,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohagara compares

By the 2011 count Lohagara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Lohagara

Lohagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohagara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohagara from other places

Lohagara lies about 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 2.6 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 Lohagara
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 16 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 44 km

Villages closest to Lohagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohagara village had a population of 5,696. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Lohagara village has 3,012 males and 2,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohagara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Lohagara covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohagara falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohagara is Dalkhola, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lohagara.

Lohagara is about 44 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohagara is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 2.6 km away. Balrampur is about 16 km away. Kishanganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohagara Milik (under 2 km), Milikpur Milik (under 2 km) and Milikpur (under 2 km).

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

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