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About Lowalang Village

Lowalang is a large village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,582, made up of 1,416 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lowalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lowalang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 2,582
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lowalang compares

By the 2011 count Lowalang is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Lowalang

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

Lowalang lies about 20 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 28 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 Lowalang
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 20 km
Nearest town Chatrā 20 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 28 km

Villages closest to Lowalang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lowalang village had a population of 2,582. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Lowalang village has 1,416 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lowalang has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Lowalang is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lowalang covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lowalang falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lowalang is Bukru, about 28 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 Lowalang.

Lowalang is about 20 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lowalang is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 20 km away. Chatra is about 20 km away. Chatrā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadhe (under 2 km), Jalma (1.8 km) and Hutru (1.9 km).

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

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