About Loker Village

Loker is a mid sized village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 530 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loker village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Pathalgaon
Pincode	496220
Area (hectares)	544.96 hectares
Population	1,042
Male Population	530
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Loker compares

By the 2011 count Loker is the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 544.96 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Loker

Loker is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loker 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. The nearest villages by name are Kukur Bhuka, Kumekela, Kunkuri and Kurkutnala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Loker

As per the Census of India 2011, Loker village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Loker village has 530 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loker has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Loker is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loker covers 544.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loker falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Loker notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Loker.

Loker is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.