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About Loch Village

Loch is a large village in Indergarh tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,483, made up of 1,328 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475675, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loch village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Indergarh
Pincode 475675
Area (hectares) 581.76 hectares
Population 2,483
Male Population 1,328
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loch compares

By the 2011 count Loch is the 12th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents. Its 581.76 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Loch

Loch is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loch as Available within 10+ 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 Loch from other places

Loch lies about 28 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 16 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 Loch
Nearest town Indargarh 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Dabra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Indergarh 28 km
District headquarters Datia 28 km

Villages closest to Loch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loch village had a population of 2,483. That makes it the 12th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents.

Loch village has 1,328 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loch has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Loch is 475675. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loch covers 581.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loch falls under Indergarh tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loch is Dabra, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Loch.

Loch is about 28 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loch is in Indergarh tehsil of Datia district. Indargarh is about 8.4 km away. Dabra is about 16 km away. Indergarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhimaryau (1.9 km), Bilaspur (2.4 km) and Chitai (3.7 km).

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

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