About Lotwa Village

Lotwa is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 423 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, 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	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	773 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	423
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
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 Lotwa compares

By the 2011 count Lotwa is the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lotwa

Lotwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lotwa 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 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
Nearest railway station	Pokla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	20 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 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 Lotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotwa village had a population of 863. That makes it the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Lotwa village has 423 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotwa has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Lotwa covers 773 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.

Lotwa falls under Palkot 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 12 km away. Palkot is about 20 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.