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About Lodipur Village

Lodipur is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 480 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Lodipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 480
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Lodipur compares

By the 2011 count Lodipur is the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Lodipur

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

Lodipur lies about 10 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Punpun Ghat Halt, about 2.9 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 Lodipur
Nearest railway station Punpun Ghat Halt 2.9 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 10 km
District headquarters Patna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 16 km

Villages closest to Lodipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodipur village had a population of 934. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Lodipur village has 480 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodipur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Lodipur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lodipur falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lodipur is Punpun Ghat Halt, about 2.9 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 Lodipur.

Lodipur is about 10 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodipur is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Punpun Ghat Halt is about 2.9 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 10 km away. Patna is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhammadpur (6.8 km), Janakpur (7.3 km) and Kashinagar (7.3 km).

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

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