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About Lotni Village

Lotni is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 132 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.76 hectares hectares.

Lotni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lotni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 65.76 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 132
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Lotni compares

By the 2011 count Lotni is the 113th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 65.76 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Lotni

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

Lotni lies about 40 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Itwadundiala, about 9.1 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 Lotni
Nearest railway station Itwadundiala 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 13 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 32 km
District headquarters Satna 40 km

Villages closest to Lotni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotni village had a population of 254. That makes it the 113th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Lotni village has 132 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotni has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Lotni covers 65.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lotni falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lotni is Itwadundiala, about 9.1 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 Lotni.

Lotni is about 40 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lotni is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Itwadundiala is about 9.1 km away. Majhgawan is about 13 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparawan (under 2 km), Banka (under 2 km) and Tikara (1.9 km).

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

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