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About Lohrakot Village

Lohrakot is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 393 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohrakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohrakot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 263.99 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 393
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohrakot compares

By the 2011 count Lohrakot is the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 263.99 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Lohrakot

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

Lohrakot lies about 32 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 7.8 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 Lohrakot
Nearest railway station Jetha 7.8 km
Nearest town Saktī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 15 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 32 km

Villages closest to Lohrakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohrakot village had a population of 816. That makes it the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Lohrakot village has 393 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohrakot has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Lohrakot is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohrakot covers 263.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohrakot falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lohrakot is Jetha, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lohrakot.

Lohrakot is about 32 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohrakot is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 7.8 km away. Saktī is about 12 km away. Jaijaipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanduldih (under 2 km), Jhalraunda (1.8 km) and Bichhiya (2.3 km).

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

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