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About Lodha Village

Lodha is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 257 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 257
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodha compares

By the 2011 count Lodha is the 134th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lodha

Lodha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lodha as Available within <5 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 Lodha from other places

Lodha lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 10 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 Lodha
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Lodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodha village had a population of 480. That makes it the 134th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Lodha village has 257 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodha has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Lodha is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodha covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodha falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodha is Chaibasa, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lodha.

Lodha is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodha is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur 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 Soso (under 2 km), Sosodih (under 2 km) and Sosomuli (under 2 km).

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

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