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About Lota Village

Lota is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 246 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lota village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 476.96 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 246
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lota compares

By the 2011 count Lota is the 52nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 476.96 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Lota

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

Lota lies about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 24 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 Lota
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 24 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 37 km

Villages closest to Lota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lota village had a population of 485. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Lota village has 246 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lota has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Lota is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lota covers 476.96 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.

Lota falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lota is Sonua, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Lota.

Lota is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lota is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 11 km away. Sonua is about 24 km away. Chakradharpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundrugutu (under 2 km), Jarakel (under 2 km) and Manmaru (2.1 km).

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

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