About Loka Village

Loka is a mid sized village in Bardiha tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 910 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bardiha
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	275.87 hectares
Population	1,771
Male Population	910
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Loka compares

By the 2011 count Loka is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents. Its 275.87 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Loka

Loka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Loka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Loka from other places

Loka lies about 23 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 10 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 Loka
Tehsil headquarters	Bardiha	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Untari Road	10 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	22 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	23 km

Villages closest to Loka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loka village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents.

Loka village has 910 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loka has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Loka is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loka covers 275.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Loka falls under Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loka is Untari Road, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Loka.

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

Loka is in Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district. Bardiha is about 2.6 km away. Untari Road is about 10 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.