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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a mid sized village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,708, made up of 903 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142039
Area (hectares) 525 hectares
Population 1,708
Male Population 903
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 525 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Lohara

Lohara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohara 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 Lohara from other places

Lohara lies about 29 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajitwal, about 23 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 Lohara
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Ajitwal 23 km
Nearest town Jagraon 24 km
District headquarters Moga 29 km

Villages closest to Lohara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Lohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohara village had a population of 1,708. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Lohara village has 903 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Lohara is 142039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohara covers 525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohara falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Ajitwal, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Lohara.

Lohara is about 29 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 6.4 km away. Ajitwal is about 23 km away. Jagraon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kussa (2.3 km), Takhtupura (2.4 km) and Nangal (3.2 km).

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

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