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About Lohgarh Village

Lohgarh is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 415 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144416, 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 Phillaur
Pincode 144416
Area (hectares) 156.21 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 415
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Lohgarh compares

By the 2011 count Lohgarh is the 141st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 156.21 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 957.

Getting to Lohgarh

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

Lohgarh lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 9.0 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 Goraya 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 36 km

Villages closest to Lohgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 770. That makes it the 141st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Lohgarh village has 415 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgarh has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Lohgarh is 144416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohgarh covers 156.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohgarh falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohgarh is Goraya, about 9.0 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 Lohgarh.

Lohgarh is about 36 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 9.0 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Mahansingh (under 2 km), Cheema Khurd (under 2 km) and Rajpur (1.7 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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