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About Loharsi Village

Loharsi is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 623 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharsi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 829203
Area (hectares) 571 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 623
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharsi compares

By the 2011 count Loharsi is the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 571 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Loharsi

Loharsi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Loharsi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Loharsi from other places

Loharsi lies about 33 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuamilan, about 2.7 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 Loharsi
Nearest railway station Mahuamilan 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 7.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 33 km

Villages closest to Loharsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharsi village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Loharsi village has 623 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharsi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Loharsi is 829203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharsi covers 571 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loharsi falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loharsi is Mahuamilan, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Loharsi.

Loharsi is about 33 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharsi is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuamilan is about 2.7 km away. Chandwa is about 7.9 km away. Khalāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiari (2.3 km), Deonadia (2.3 km) and Malhan (3.1 km).

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

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