About Lodhma Village

Lodhma is a small village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 198 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodhma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodhma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	397
Male Population	198
Female Population	199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodhma compares

By the 2011 count Lodhma is the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lodhma

Lodhma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lodhma as Available within 5 - 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 Lodhma from other places

Lodhma lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 25 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 Lodhma
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	25 km
Nearest town	Simdega	29 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km

Villages closest to Lodhma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodhma village had a population of 397. That makes it the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Lodhma village has 198 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodhma has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Lodhma is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodhma covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lodhma falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodhma is Kurkura, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lodhma.

Lodhma is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodhma is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 8.7 km away. Kurkura is about 25 km away. Simdega is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.