About Lota Village

Lota is a large village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,417 males and 2,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lota village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Silli
Pincode	830510
Area (hectares)	936 hectares
Population	4,760
Male Population	2,417
Female Population	2,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lota compares

By the 2011 count Lota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 936 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Lota

Lota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lota 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 5 - 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 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 5.3 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	Bingaon	5.3 km
Nearest town	Khunti	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	27 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	27 km

Villages closest to Lota

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

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Common questions about Lota

As per the Census of India 2011, Lota village had a population of 4,760. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Lota village has 2,417 males and 2,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lota has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Lota is 830510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lota covers 936 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lota falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lota is Bingaon, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Lota is about 27 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lota is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Bingaon is about 5.3 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Silli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.