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About Lota Village

Lota is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 332 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, 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 Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 332
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lota compares

By the 2011 count Lota is the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Lota

Lota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lota 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 <5 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 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 2.5 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 10 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Lota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonua 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 670. That makes it the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Lota village has 332 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lota has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Lota is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lota covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lota is Lotapahar, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lota.

Lota is about 11 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 Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 2.5 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.8 km away. Sonua is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijora (under 2 km), Raghui (1.9 km) and Harimara (2.0 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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