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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 16 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 16
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 245th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lohara

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

Lohara lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 2.2 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 Lohara
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 2.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 7.4 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 21 km

Villages closest to Lohara

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.

Common questions about Lohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohara village had a population of 34. That makes it the 245th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Lohara village has 16 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Lohara covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Shoghi railway station, about 2.2 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 Lohara.

Lohara 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.

Lohara is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 7.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Batiwan (2.4 km), Bayantlu (3.6 km) and Pati Khalsa (4.8 km).

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

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