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About Loha Village

Loha is a large village in Kaluahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,466, made up of 2,012 males and 1,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 723 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.8 hectares hectares.

Loha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Kaluahi
Area (hectares) 72.8 hectares
Population 3,466
Male Population 2,012
Female Population 1,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 723
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loha compares

By the 2011 count Loha is the 10th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents. Its 72.8 hectares work out to about 48 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 936.

Getting to Loha

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

Loha lies about 8.1 km from Madhubani. 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 Loha
Tehsil headquarters Kaluahi 8.1 km
District headquarters Madhubani 8.1 km

Villages closest to Loha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loha village had a population of 3,466. That makes it the 10th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents.

Loha village has 2,012 males and 1,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loha has about 723 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Loha covers 72.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loha falls under Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Loha notes the nearest railway station 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 Loha.

Loha is about 8.1 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loha is in Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Kaluahi is about 8.1 km away. Madhubani is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhankarpur (under 2 km), Keota (1.6 km) and Belahi (2.3 km).

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

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