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About Lotia Village

Lotia is a small village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 262 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.69 hectares hectares.

Lotia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lotia village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 261.69 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 262
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Lotia compares

By the 2011 count Lotia is the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 261.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Lotia

Lotia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lotia 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 Lotia from other places

Lotia lies about 39 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 8.9 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 Lotia
Nearest railway station Paranamau 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 17 km
Nearest town Sārangpur 17 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Lotia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotia village had a population of 499. That makes it the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Lotia village has 262 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotia has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Lotia covers 261.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lotia falls under Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lotia is Paranamau, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lotia.

Lotia is about 39 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lotia is in Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Paranamau is about 8.9 km away. Sarangpur is about 17 km away. Sārangpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arania (under 2 km), Ghattia (under 2 km) and Patadiya Dabi (1.6 km).

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

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