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About Loharsi Village

Loharsi is one of the larger villages in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,888, made up of 3,432 males and 3,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1969.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 1969.08 hectares
Population 6,888
Male Population 3,432
Female Population 3,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharsi compares

By the 2011 count Loharsi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 1969.08 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Loharsi

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

Loharsi lies about 39 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 28 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 Loharsi
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Loharsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharsi village had a population of 6,888. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Loharsi village has 3,432 males and 3,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharsi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Loharsi is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharsi covers 1969.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loharsi falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Loharsi is Kotmi Sonar, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Loharsi.

Loharsi is about 39 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharsi is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Masturi is about 25 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chisda (3.3 km), Godadih (3.9 km) and Bhurkunda (5.0 km).

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

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