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About Loki Village

Loki is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 450 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835207
Area (hectares) 898.05 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 450
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Loki compares

By the 2011 count Loki is the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 898.05 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Loki

Loki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loki 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 Loki from other places

Loki lies about 13 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 44 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 Loki
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 10 km
District headquarters Gumla 13 km
Nearest town Gumlā 13 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 44 km

Villages closest to Loki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loki village had a population of 897. That makes it the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Loki village has 450 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loki has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Loki is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loki covers 898.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loki falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loki is Pokla, about 44 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 Loki.

Loki is about 13 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loki is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 10 km away. Gumla is about 13 km away. Gumlā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgain (under 2 km), Marda (4.4 km) and Kulmunda (4.6 km).

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

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