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About Loharara Village

Loharara is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 31 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 31
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loharara compares

By the 2011 count Loharara is the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Loharara

Loharara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loharara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Loharara from other places

Loharara lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 8.6 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 Loharara
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Loharara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Loharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharara village had a population of 65. That makes it the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Loharara village has 31 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharara has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Loharara is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharara covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loharara falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loharara is Shoghi railway station, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Loharara.

Loharara is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharara is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 8.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharban (under 2 km), Chalawag (1.8 km) and Dhalaya (1.9 km).

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

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