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About Lodgo Village

Lodgo is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 347 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodgo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 347
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodgo compares

By the 2011 count Lodgo is the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Lodgo

Lodgo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lodgo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lodgo from other places

Lodgo lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 27 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 Lodgo
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 22 km
Nearest town Gumlā 22 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 27 km

Villages closest to Lodgo

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

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Common questions about Lodgo

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodgo village had a population of 712. That makes it the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Lodgo village has 347 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodgo has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Lodgo is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodgo covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lodgo falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodgo is Lohardaga, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Lodgo.

Lodgo is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodgo is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duko (1.9 km), Khapiya (2.0 km) and Cheigari (2.1 km).

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

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