About Lochan Village

Lochan is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 266 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Kawardha
Pincode	491336
Area (hectares)	170.26 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	266
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochan compares

By the 2011 count Lochan is the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 170.26 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Lochan

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

Lochan lies about 19 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 59 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 Lochan
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kawardha	20 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	59 km

Villages closest to Lochan

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

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Common questions about Lochan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochan village had a population of 531. That makes it the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Lochan village has 266 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochan has about 996 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Lochan is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochan covers 170.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lochan falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lochan is Hathbandh, about 59 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 Lochan.

Lochan is about 19 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lochan is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 19 km away. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Hathbandh is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.