About Lohej Village

Lohej is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,088, made up of 1,567 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohej village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	362225
Area (hectares)	728.9 hectares
Population	3,088
Male Population	1,567
Female Population	1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohej compares

By the 2011 count Lohej is the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 728.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Lohej

Lohej is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohej as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohej from other places

Lohej lies about 56 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Bhanduri, about 24 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 Lohej
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	6.9 km
Nearest town	Māngrol	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bhanduri	24 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	56 km

Villages closest to Lohej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohej village had a population of 3,088. That makes it the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Lohej village has 1,567 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohej has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Lohej is 362225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohej covers 728.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohej falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lohej is Bhanduri, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lohej.

Lohej is about 56 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohej is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. Mangrol is about 6.9 km away. Māngrol is about 6.9 km away. Bhanduri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.