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About Lotwa Village

Lotwa is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 521 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lotwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 521
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Lotwa compares

By the 2011 count Lotwa is the 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 989.

Getting to Lotwa

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

Lotwa lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 12 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 Lotwa
Tehsil headquarters Basia 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 12 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Lotwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotwa village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Lotwa village has 521 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Lotwa is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lotwa covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lotwa falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lotwa is Pokla, about 12 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 Lotwa.

Lotwa is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lotwa is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 4.6 km away. Pokla is about 12 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banagutu (2.4 km), Jakjor (2.4 km) and Pharsama (3.0 km).

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

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