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About Lohchi Village

Lohchi is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 584 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Lohchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohchi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 584
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohchi compares

By the 2011 count Lohchi is the 30th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Lohchi

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

Lohchi lies about 17 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about 3.8 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 Lohchi
Nearest railway station Bariarpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 17 km
District headquarters Munger 17 km

Villages closest to Lohchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohchi village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 30th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Lohchi village has 584 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohchi has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Lohchi covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohchi falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohchi is Bariarpur, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lohchi.

Lohchi is about 17 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohchi is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Bariarpur is about 3.8 km away. Jamālpur is about 11 km away. Dharhara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirza Chak (1.9 km), Tola Belokhar (8.9 km) and Tola Barhmasia (8.9 km).

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

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