About Lowadag Village

Lowadag is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 283 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lowadag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lowadag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	490 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	283
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Lowadag compares

By the 2011 count Lowadag is the 81st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Lowadag

Lowadag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lowadag 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 Lowadag from other places

Lowadag lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Lowadag
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	12 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	36 km

Villages closest to Lowadag

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 Lowadag

As per the Census of India 2011, Lowadag village had a population of 559. That makes it the 81st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Lowadag village has 283 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lowadag has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Lowadag covers 490 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.

Lowadag falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lowadag is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Lowadag.

Lowadag is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lowadag is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 12 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.