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About Lohjhar Village

Lohjhar is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 243 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohjhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 1133.63 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 243
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohjhar compares

By the 2011 count Lohjhar is the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 1133.63 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Lohjhar

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

Lohjhar lies about 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 29 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 Lohjhar
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 29 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 31 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Lohjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohjhar village had a population of 466. That makes it the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Lohjhar village has 243 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohjhar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Lohjhar is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohjhar covers 1133.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohjhar falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lohjhar is Bhimkhoj, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Lohjhar.

Lohjhar is about 72 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohjhar is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 4.2 km away. Bhimkhoj is about 29 km away. Mahāsamund is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandripanikamar (1.5 km), Gidhani (1.8 km) and Khairjhiti (2.3 km).

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

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