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About Lobo Village

Lobo is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Lobo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lobo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lobo compares

By the 2011 count Lobo is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Lobo

Lobo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lobo as Available within 10+ 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 Lobo from other places

Lobo lies about 29 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 Lobo
Nearest town Būndu 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 29 km
District headquarters Khunti 29 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 33 km

Villages closest to Lobo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lobo village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Lobo village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lobo has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Lobo covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lobo falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lobo is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Lobo.

Lobo is about 29 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lobo is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 23 km away. Erki is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjudih (under 2 km), Bandugara (2.5 km) and Lupunghatu (2.6 km).

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

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