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About Loh Chap Village

Loh Chap is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 465 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loh Chap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loh Chap village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143518
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 465
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loh Chap compares

By the 2011 count Loh Chap is the 216th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Loh Chap

Loh Chap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loh Chap 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loh Chap from other places

Loh Chap lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 2.2 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 Loh Chap
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 2.2 km
Nearest town Qadian 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Loh Chap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Loh Chap

As per the Census of India 2011, Loh Chap village had a population of 858. That makes it the 216th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Loh Chap village has 465 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loh Chap has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Loh Chap is 143518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loh Chap covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loh Chap falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Loh Chap is Vadala Granthin, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Loh Chap.

Loh Chap is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loh Chap is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 2.2 km away. Qadian is about 6.1 km away. Batala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagian (under 2 km), Bagha (under 2 km) and Nangal Buttar (under 2 km).

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

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