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About Lodai Village

Lodai is a large village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,087, made up of 2,203 males and 1,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5254.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370001
Area (hectares) 5254.78 hectares
Population 4,087
Male Population 2,203
Female Population 1,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodai compares

By the 2011 count Lodai is the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 5254.78 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Lodai

Lodai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lodai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lodai from other places

Lodai lies about 23 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Kukma, about 23 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 Lodai
District headquarters Kachchh 23 km
Nearest railway station Kukma 23 km
Nearest town Madhapar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 28 km

Villages closest to Lodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodai village had a population of 4,087. That makes it the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Lodai village has 2,203 males and 1,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodai has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Lodai is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodai covers 5254.78 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.

Lodai falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lodai is Kukma, about 23 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lodai.

Lodai is about 23 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodai is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Kachchh is about 23 km away. Kukma is about 23 km away. Madhapar 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 Berdo (2.0 km), Dhrang (4.9 km) and Habay (6.0 km).

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

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