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About Loharda Village

Loharda is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 181 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174032
Area (hectares) 140.56 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 181
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharda compares

By the 2011 count Loharda is the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 140.56 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Loharda

Loharda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loharda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Loharda from other places

Loharda lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 11 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 Loharda
Nearest railway station Dagori 11 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Loharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharda village had a population of 325. That makes it the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Loharda village has 181 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharda has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Loharda is 174032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharda covers 140.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loharda falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Loharda is Dagori, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Loharda.

Loharda is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharda is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 11 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 21 km away. Namhol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpur (5.4 km), Soldha (11 km) and Bhatoli (12 km).

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

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