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About Lodha Village

Lodha is a large village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,060 males and 1,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 897.8 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodha compares

By the 2011 count Lodha is the 20th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 897.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Lodha

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

Lodha lies about 87 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 44 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 Lodha
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 23 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 44 km
Nearest town Garhwa 47 km
District headquarters Surguja 87 km

Villages closest to Lodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodha village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 20th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Lodha village has 1,060 males and 1,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodha has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Lodha is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodha covers 897.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodha falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lodha is Ramna, about 44 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 Lodha.

Lodha is about 87 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodha is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 23 km away. Ramna is about 44 km away. Garhwa is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagra (4.5 km), Kalikapur (7.5 km) and Chaki (7.5 km).

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

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