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About Lodhma Village

Lodhma is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 296 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodhma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodhma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 255.92 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 296
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lodhma compares

By the 2011 count Lodhma is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 255.92 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Lodhma

Lodhma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lodhma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lodhma from other places

Lodhma lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 Lodhma
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 18 km
Nearest town Khunti 38 km
District headquarters Ranchi 43 km

Villages closest to Lodhma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodhma village had a population of 582. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Lodhma village has 296 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodhma has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Lodhma is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodhma covers 255.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodhma falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodhma is Govindpur Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lodhma.

Lodhma is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodhma is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 9.1 km away. Govindpur Road is about 18 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gara (under 2 km), Dimba (under 2 km) and Koinara (3.4 km).

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

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