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About Lohgarwa Village

Lohgarwa is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 582 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Lohgarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohgarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 582
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lohgarwa compares

By the 2011 count Lohgarwa is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 954.

Getting to Lohgarwa

Lohgarwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lohgarwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohgarwa from other places

Lohgarwa lies about 38 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 5.6 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 Lohgarwa
Nearest railway station Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 9.6 km
Nearest town Rajauli 17 km
District headquarters Nawada 38 km

Villages closest to Lohgarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohgarwa village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Lohgarwa village has 582 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgarwa has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Lohgarwa covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohgarwa falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohgarwa is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lohgarwa.

Lohgarwa is about 38 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohgarwa is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station is about 5.6 km away. Sirdala is about 9.6 km away. Rajauli 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 Khatangi (2.7 km), Marrhi Kalaunda (3.2 km) and Bhitiya (3.7 km).

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

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