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About Lohjar Village

Lohjar is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,559, made up of 1,875 males and 1,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares.

Lohjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohjar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 3,559
Male Population 1,875
Female Population 1,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Lohjar compares

By the 2011 count Lohjar is the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Lohjar

The census records public bus service for Lohjar 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 Lohjar from other places

Lohjar lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 16 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 Lohjar
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Lohjar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Lohjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohjar village had a population of 3,559. That makes it the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Lohjar village has 1,875 males and 1,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohjar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Lohjar covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohjar falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohjar is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 16 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 Lohjar.

Lohjar is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohjar is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 16 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahara (2.4 km), Sahara Milik (2.4 km) and Makhnaha Par (3.7 km).

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

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