About Lohikot Village

Lohikot is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 436 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares.

Lohikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohikot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	70.8 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	436
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohikot compares

By the 2011 count Lohikot is the 119th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lohikot

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

Lohikot lies about 26 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 21 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 Lohikot
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	13 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	18 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	21 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	26 km

Villages closest to Lohikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohikot village had a population of 817. That makes it the 119th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Lohikot village has 436 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohikot has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Lohikot covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohikot falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lohikot is Baramula, about 21 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 village for Lohikot.

Lohikot is about 26 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohikot is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 13 km away. Bāramūla is about 18 km away. Baramula is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.