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About Lohagara Village

Lohagara is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 159 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohagara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 140.98 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 159
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohagara compares

By the 2011 count Lohagara is the 70th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 140.98 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Lohagara

Lohagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohagara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohagara from other places

Lohagara lies about 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 13 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 Lohagara
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 13 km
Nearest town Gumlā 37 km
District headquarters Ranchi 50 km

Villages closest to Lohagara

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 Lohagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohagara village had a population of 313. That makes it the 70th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Lohagara village has 159 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohagara has about 969 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 Lohagara is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohagara covers 140.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohagara falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohagara is Bakaspur, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lohagara.

Lohagara is about 50 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohagara is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.5 km away. Bakaspur is about 13 km away. Gumlā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lete (under 2 km), Bakronda (1.6 km) and Gari (1.8 km).

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

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