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About Lohri Village

Lohri is a small village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 151 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 151
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohri compares

By the 2011 count Lohri is the 26th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Lohri

Lohri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lohri from other places

Lohri lies about 23 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 13 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 Lohri
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 23 km
Nearest town Chatrā 23 km

Villages closest to Lohri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohri village had a population of 279. That makes it the 26th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Lohri village has 151 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohri has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Lohri is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohri covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohri falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohri is Kathautia, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Lohri.

Lohri is about 23 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohri is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 8.1 km away. Kathautia is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindarkom (under 2 km), Garke (under 2 km) and Jamua (1.9 km).

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

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