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About Loharian Village

Loharian is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 231 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 231
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharian compares

By the 2011 count Loharian is the 131st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Loharian

Loharian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loharian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loharian from other places

Loharian lies about 38 km from Ludhiana. 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 Loharian
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 38 km

Villages closest to Loharian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharian village had a population of 456. That makes it the 131st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Loharian village has 231 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharian has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Loharian is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharian covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loharian falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Loharian notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Loharian.

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

Loharian is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 5.2 km away. Samrala is about 13 km away. Ludhiana 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 Sherian (under 2 km), Hambowal (under 2 km) and Hayatpura (under 2 km).

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

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