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About Loksa Village

Loksa is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 319 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loksa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 53.1 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 319
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Loksa compares

By the 2011 count Loksa is the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 53.1 hectares work out to about 11 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 888.

Getting to Loksa

The census records public bus service for Loksa as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loksa from other places

Loksa lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 3.1 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 Loksa
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 2.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 3.1 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 12 km

Villages closest to Loksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loksa village had a population of 610. That makes it the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Loksa village has 319 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loksa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Loksa is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loksa covers 53.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Loksa falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Loksa is Bapudham Motihari, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Loksa.

Loksa is about 12 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loksa is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 2.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 2.4 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harian Chhapra (under 2 km), Jamla (under 2 km) and Said Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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