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About Lohtar Village

Lohtar is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 93 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohtar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 268.7 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 93
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohtar compares

By the 2011 count Lohtar is the 126th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 268.7 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Lohtar

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

Lohtar lies about 20 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Lohtar
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km

Villages closest to Lohtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohtar village had a population of 203. That makes it the 126th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Lohtar village has 93 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohtar has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Lohtar is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohtar covers 268.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohtar falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Lohtar 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lohtar.

Lohtar is about 20 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohtar is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 17 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suklapal (under 2 km), Chichgaon (1.6 km) and Kohchur (2.7 km).

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

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