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About Lohatia Village

Lohatia is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 31.08 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 11
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
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 Lohatia compares

By the 2011 count Lohatia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 31.08 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Lohatia

Lohatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohatia 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 Lohatia from other places

Lohatia lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Lohatia
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 28 km

Villages closest to Lohatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohatia village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Lohatia village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohatia has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lohatia is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohatia covers 31.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohatia falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohatia is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Lohatia.

Lohatia is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohatia is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anitikar (under 2 km), Binapara (under 2 km) and Kasipara (under 2 km).

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

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