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About Lokhandi Village

Lokhandi is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,373, made up of 1,703 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lokhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokhandi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495009
Area (hectares) 445.08 hectares
Population 3,373
Male Population 1,703
Female Population 1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lokhandi compares

By the 2011 count Lokhandi is the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 445.08 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Lokhandi

Lokhandi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lokhandi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lokhandi from other places

Lokhandi lies about 6.9 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 2.9 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 Lokhandi
Nearest railway station Uslapur 2.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 6.9 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 25 km

Villages closest to Lokhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokhandi village had a population of 3,373. That makes it the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Lokhandi village has 1,703 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokhandi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Lokhandi is 495009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lokhandi covers 445.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lokhandi falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lokhandi is Uslapur, about 2.9 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Lokhandi.

Lokhandi is about 6.9 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokhandi is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Uslapur is about 2.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 6.9 km away. Bilāspur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turkadih (under 2 km), Uslapur (2.6 km) and Joki (3.4 km).

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

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