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About Lokai Balwa Village

Lokai Balwa is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 348 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lokai Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokai Balwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845416
Area (hectares) 84.6 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 348
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lokai Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Lokai Balwa is the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 84.6 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Lokai Balwa

Lokai Balwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lokai Balwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lokai Balwa from other places

Lokai Balwa lies about 26 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 3.5 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 Lokai Balwa
Nearest railway station Pipra 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 7.8 km
Nearest town Chākia 7.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 26 km

Villages closest to Lokai Balwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 Lokai Balwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokai Balwa village had a population of 643. That makes it the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Lokai Balwa village has 348 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokai Balwa has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Lokai Balwa is 845416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lokai Balwa covers 84.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lokai Balwa falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lokai Balwa is Pipra, about 3.5 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 km distance for Lokai Balwa.

Lokai Balwa is about 26 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokai Balwa is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 3.5 km away. Chakia is about 7.8 km away. Chākia is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daya Chhapra (under 2 km), Bishunpura (under 2 km) and Jagiraha Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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