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About Loharganwa Village

Loharganwa is a large village in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,176, made up of 1,128 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Loharganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharganwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Madhuban
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 2,176
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Loharganwa compares

By the 2011 count Loharganwa is the 27th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,653 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Loharganwa

Loharganwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loharganwa 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 Loharganwa from other places

Loharganwa 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 Loharganwa
Nearest railway station Kesariya 2.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhuban 29 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Loharganwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharganwa village had a population of 2,176. That makes it the 27th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,653 residents.

Loharganwa village has 1,128 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharganwa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Loharganwa covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loharganwa falls under Madhuban tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Loharganwa is Kesariya, about 2.3 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 Loharganwa.

Loharganwa 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.

Loharganwa is in Madhuban tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 2.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 10 km away. Madhuban is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajarhan (5.7 km), Bahuara (7.7 km) and Punar Murgai Chak (8.2 km).

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

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