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About Lohane Village

Lohane is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 36 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohane village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 28.8 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 36
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohane compares

By the 2011 count Lohane is the 194th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 28.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Lohane

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

Lohane lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Lohane
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Lohane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohane village had a population of 68. That makes it the 194th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Lohane village has 36 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohane has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Lohane is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohane covers 28.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohane falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lohane is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Lohane.

Lohane is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohane is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharota (under 2 km), Bhutlahar (1.5 km) and Charjeri (1.5 km).

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

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