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About Loasokra Village

Loasokra is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 384 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loasokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loasokra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 781.28 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 384
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loasokra compares

By the 2011 count Loasokra is the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 781.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Loasokra

Loasokra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loasokra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Loasokra from other places

Loasokra lies about 51 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 9.9 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 Loasokra
Tehsil headquarters Bano 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 9.9 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 36 km
District headquarters Simdega 51 km

Villages closest to Loasokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loasokra village had a population of 769. That makes it the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Loasokra village has 384 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loasokra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Loasokra is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loasokra covers 781.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loasokra falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loasokra is Mahabuang, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Loasokra.

Loasokra is about 51 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loasokra is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 9.0 km away. Mahabuang is about 9.9 km away. Birmitrapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkaduil (under 2 km), Chhotkaduil (2.3 km) and Bingora (2.6 km).

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

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