About Lohargarha Village

Lohargarha is a large village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,584, made up of 2,360 males and 2,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1011 hectares hectares.

Lohargarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohargarha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Area (hectares)	1011 hectares
Population	4,584
Male Population	2,360
Female Population	2,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 Lohargarha compares

By the 2011 count Lohargarha is the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 1011 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lohargarha

Lohargarha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohargarha 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 Lohargarha from other places

Lohargarha lies about 37 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 19 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 Lohargarha
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	9.7 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	15 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	37 km

Villages closest to Lohargarha

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

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Common questions about Lohargarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohargarha village had a population of 4,584. That makes it the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Lohargarha village has 2,360 males and 2,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohargarha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Lohargarha covers 1011 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohargarha falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohargarha is Pawakhali, about 19 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 Lohargarha.

Lohargarha is about 37 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohargarha is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 9.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Pawakhali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.