About Lopon Village

Lopon is one of the larger villages in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,843, made up of 4,738 males and 4,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lopon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lopon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Nihal Singhwala
Pincode	142037
Area (hectares)	2388 hectares
Population	8,843
Male Population	4,738
Female Population	4,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lopon compares

By the 2011 count Lopon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 2388 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Lopon

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

Lopon lies about 23 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajitwal, about 15 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 Lopon
Tehsil headquarters	Nihal Singhwala	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ajitwal	15 km
Nearest town	Jagraon	18 km
District headquarters	Moga	23 km

Villages closest to Lopon

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.

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Common questions about Lopon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lopon village had a population of 8,843. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Lopon village has 4,738 males and 4,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lopon has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Lopon is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lopon covers 2388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lopon is Ajitwal, about 15 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 Lopon.

Lopon is about 23 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lopon is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 11 km away. Ajitwal is about 15 km away. Jagraon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.