About Loha Village

Loha is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 43 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	83
Male Population	43
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Loha compares

By the 2011 count Loha is the 173rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Loha

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

Loha lies about 15 km from Solan, 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 Loha
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	8.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	28 km

Villages closest to Loha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loha village had a population of 83. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Loha village has 43 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Loha is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loha covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loha falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loha is Shoghi railway station, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Loha.

Loha is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loha is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 8.6 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.