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About Lochab Village

Lochab is a mid sized village in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 840 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochab village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Narwana
Pincode 126116
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 1,580
Male Population 840
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochab compares

By the 2011 count Lochab is the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Lochab

Lochab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lochab as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lochab from other places

Lochab lies about 48 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtan Sahib, about 6.0 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 Lochab
Nearest railway station Dhamtan Sahib 6.0 km
Nearest town Tohāna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwana 13 km
District headquarters Jind 48 km

Villages closest to Lochab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochab village had a population of 1,580. That makes it the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Lochab village has 840 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochab has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Lochab is 126116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochab covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lochab falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Lochab is Dhamtan Sahib, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lochab.

Lochab is about 48 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lochab is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Dhamtan Sahib is about 6.0 km away. Tohāna is about 12 km away. Narwana is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulian Kalan (under 2 km), Fulian Khurd (2.1 km) and Rajgarh Dhobi (2.4 km).

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

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