Skip to main content

About Lodhipur Village

Lodhipur is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 235 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodhipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 93.17 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 235
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodhipur compares

By the 2011 count Lodhipur is the 169th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 93.17 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Lodhipur

Lodhipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lodhipur as Available within <5 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 Lodhipur from other places

Lodhipur lies about 53 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 4.9 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 Lodhipur
Nearest railway station Nawadih 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 12 km
Nearest town Kodarma 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 53 km

Villages closest to Lodhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodhipur village had a population of 470. That makes it the 169th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Lodhipur village has 235 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodhipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Lodhipur is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodhipur covers 93.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodhipur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodhipur is Nawadih, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lodhipur.

Lodhipur is about 53 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodhipur is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 4.9 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Kodarma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokiatila (under 2 km), Deyalpur (under 2 km) and Potmagarha (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All