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About Lochar Village

Lochar is a small village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 175 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 97.78 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 175
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochar compares

By the 2011 count Lochar is the 55th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 97.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Lochar

Lochar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lochar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lochar from other places

Lochar lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 15 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 Lochar
Nearest railway station Shivpur 15 km
Nearest town Churi 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 28 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km

Villages closest to Lochar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochar village had a population of 323. That makes it the 55th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Lochar village has 175 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Lochar is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochar covers 97.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lochar falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lochar is Shivpur, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lochar.

Lochar is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lochar is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 15 km away. Churi is about 27 km away. Keredari is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodwe (under 2 km), Harila (1.7 km) and Baledeori (2.2 km).

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

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