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About Lohgarh Village

Lohgarh is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 569 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 569
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohgarh compares

By the 2011 count Lohgarh is the 63rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Lohgarh

Lohgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohgarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lohgarh from other places

Lohgarh lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 13 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 Lohgarh
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Lohgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohgarh village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Lohgarh village has 569 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgarh has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lohgarh is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohgarh covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohgarh falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohgarh is Nakodar Junction, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lohgarh.

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

Lohgarh is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar Junction is about 13 km away. Nakodar is about 15 km away. Jalandhar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangiwal (under 2 km), Khaira Mushtarka (1.9 km) and Gaunsuwal (2.2 km).

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

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