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About Lohakhan Village

Lohakhan is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 329 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohakhan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 447.99 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 329
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohakhan compares

By the 2011 count Lohakhan is the 82nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 447.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lohakhan

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

Lohakhan lies about 18 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 16 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 Lohakhan
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 18 km
District headquarters Raigarh 18 km

Villages closest to Lohakhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohakhan village had a population of 655. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Lohakhan village has 329 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohakhan has about 991 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Lohakhan is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohakhan covers 447.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohakhan falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lohakhan is Kotarlia, about 16 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 Lohakhan.

Lohakhan is about 18 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohakhan is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 16 km away. Pusour is about 18 km away. Raigarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodajhariya (1.9 km), Kathani (2.0 km) and Mahaloi (2.2 km).

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

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