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About Lohgarh Village

Lohgarh is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 921 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141203
Area (hectares) 270.73 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 921
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lohgarh compares

By the 2011 count Lohgarh is the 60th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 270.73 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Lohgarh

Lohgarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kila Raipur, about 4.7 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 Kila Raipur 4.7 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Lohgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 1,761. That makes it the 60th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Lohgarh village has 921 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgarh has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Lohgarh is 141203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohgarh covers 270.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohgarh falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohgarh is Kila Raipur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 20 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohgarh is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kila Raipur is about 4.7 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 9.1 km away. Ludhiana West is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narangwal (1.9 km), Assi Khurd (2.3 km) and Gujjarwal (2.7 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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