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About Lohar Gawan Village

Lohar Gawan is a large village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,899, made up of 2,061 males and 1,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares.

Lohar Gawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohar Gawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 3,899
Male Population 2,061
Female Population 1,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohar Gawan compares

By the 2011 count Lohar Gawan is the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Lohar Gawan

Lohar Gawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohar Gawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lohar Gawan from other places

Lohar Gawan lies about 30 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 2.3 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 Lohar Gawan
Nearest railway station Kesariya 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 2.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 10 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Lohar Gawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kesaria 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 Lohar Gawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohar Gawan village had a population of 3,899. That makes it the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Lohar Gawan village has 2,061 males and 1,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohar Gawan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Lohar Gawan covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohar Gawan falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohar Gawan is Kesariya, about 2.3 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 village for Lohar Gawan.

Lohar Gawan is about 30 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohar Gawan is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 2.3 km away. Kesaria is about 2.8 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Kushahar (2.7 km), Gonchhi (3.1 km) and Gopalpur Khap (3.1 km).

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

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