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About Loriatanr Village

Loriatanr is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 106 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loriatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loriatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 179.22 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 106
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loriatanr compares

By the 2011 count Loriatanr is the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 179.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Loriatanr

Loriatanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loriatanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Loriatanr from other places

Loriatanr lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 30 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 Loriatanr
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 30 km
Nearest town Jamūī 40 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Loriatanr

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 Loriatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Loriatanr village had a population of 203. That makes it the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Loriatanr village has 106 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loriatanr has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Loriatanr covers 179.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loriatanr falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loriatanr is Dhanwar, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Loriatanr.

Loriatanr is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loriatanr is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 7.7 km away. Dhanwar is about 30 km away. Jamūī is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhelua (under 2 km), Rajokhar (1.5 km) and Hardia (1.7 km).

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

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