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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 973 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.19 hectares hectares.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Area (hectares) 665.19 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 973
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 9th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 665.19 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 38 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 6.5 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
Nearest railway station Salekasa 6.5 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Gondiya 38 km

Villages closest to Lohara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salekasa 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 1,869. That makes it the 9th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Lohara village has 973 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Lohara covers 665.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohara falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Salekasa, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lohara.

Lohara is about 38 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 6.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 30 km away. Gondiya is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marka Khanda (2.1 km), Serpar (2.1 km) and Gorre (2.5 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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