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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 166 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 282.5 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 166
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 169th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 282.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Lohara

Lohara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lohara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lohara from other places

Lohara lies about 33 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 33 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 town Akhnūr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 33 km
District headquarters Jammu 33 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 33 km

Villages closest to Lohara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 321. That makes it the 169th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Lohara village has 166 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Lohara is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohara covers 282.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohara falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Lohara.

Lohara is about 33 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 33 km away. Jammu is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiara (under 2 km), Pail (1.6 km) and Jogiani (2.2 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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