About Lohaur Village

Lohaur is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,680, made up of 1,413 males and 1,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	2,680
Male Population	1,413
Female Population	1,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohaur compares

By the 2011 count Lohaur is the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Lohaur

Lohaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohaur 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 Lohaur from other places

Lohaur lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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 Lohaur
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	6.3 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Lohaur

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

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Common questions about Lohaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohaur village had a population of 2,680. That makes it the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Lohaur village has 1,413 males and 1,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohaur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Lohaur is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohaur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohaur falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lohaur is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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 Lohaur.

Lohaur is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohaur is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 6.3 km away. Bangaon is about 7.1 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.