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About Lohsinghani Village

Lohsinghani is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 87 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,356 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohsinghani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohsinghani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 87
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,356
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 Lohsinghani compares

By the 2011 count Lohsinghani is the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lohsinghani

Lohsinghani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lohsinghani 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 Lohsinghani from other places

Lohsinghani lies about 90 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 22 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 Lohsinghani
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 22 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 90 km

Villages closest to Lohsinghani

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 Lohsinghani

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohsinghani village had a population of 205. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Lohsinghani village has 87 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohsinghani has about 1356 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Lohsinghani covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohsinghani falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohsinghani is Baghi Bardiha, about 22 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 Lohsinghani.

Lohsinghani is about 90 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohsinghani is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Baghi Bardiha is about 22 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 25 km away. Gawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanikend (13 km), Kaneriabad (14 km) and Garhi Sankh (15 km).

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

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