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About Loharpura Village

Loharpura is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 158 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 7.11 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 158
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharpura compares

By the 2011 count Loharpura is the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 7.11 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Loharpura

Loharpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loharpura as Available within 10+ 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 Loharpura from other places

Loharpura lies about 65 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 23 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 Loharpura
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 23 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Loharpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharpura village had a population of 320. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Loharpura village has 158 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharpura has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Loharpura is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharpura covers 7.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loharpura falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loharpura is Dhanwar, about 23 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 km distance for Loharpura.

Loharpura is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharpura is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 3.4 km away. Dhanwar is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malda (under 2 km), Beonk (under 2 km) and Pandedih (under 2 km).

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

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