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About Loknathpur Village

Loknathpur is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 805 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.7 hectares hectares.

Loknathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loknathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Area (hectares) 96.7 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 805
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loknathpur compares

By the 2011 count Loknathpur is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 96.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Loknathpur

Loknathpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Loknathpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Loknathpur from other places

Loknathpur lies about 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 12 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 Loknathpur
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 11 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Loknathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loknathpur village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Loknathpur village has 805 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loknathpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Loknathpur covers 96.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loknathpur falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Loknathpur is Manjhagarh, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Loknathpur.

Loknathpur is about 28 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loknathpur is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 11 km away. Manjhagarh is about 12 km away. Purba Champaran is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Ban Pande (under 2 km), Bathna (under 2 km) and Parsa (1.7 km).

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

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