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About Lotwa Village

Lotwa is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 182 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lotwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 71.21 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 182
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lotwa compares

By the 2011 count Lotwa is the 71st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 71.21 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Lotwa

Lotwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lotwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lotwa from other places

Lotwa lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 12 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 Lotwa
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Lotwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotwa village had a population of 373. That makes it the 71st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Lotwa village has 182 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotwa has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Lotwa is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lotwa covers 71.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lotwa falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lotwa is Sidhwar, about 12 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 km distance for Lotwa.

Lotwa is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lotwa is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 5.8 km away. Sidhwar is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kute (under 2 km), Sanri (under 2 km) and Khudiya (under 2 km).

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

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