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About Lochni Village

Lochni is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 647 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 647
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochni compares

By the 2011 count Lochni is the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Lochni

Lochni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lochni as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kola Kita, Kolhadda, Koriana and Kumhrakol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lochni

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochni village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Lochni village has 647 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochni has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Lochni is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochni covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lochni falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Lochni notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Lochni.

Lochni is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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