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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 353 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.26 hectares hectares.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 354.26 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 353
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 354.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Lohara

Lohara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lohara from other places

Lohara lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 17 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 Lohara
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 17 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 36 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Lohara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohara village had a population of 739. That makes it the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Lohara village has 353 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Lohara covers 354.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohara falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Salekasa, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lohara.

Lohara is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 6.0 km away. Salekasa is about 17 km away. Dongargarh 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 Bhursadongari (1.6 km), Bordi (2.3 km) and Kalimati (2.7 km).

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

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