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About Lohara Village

Lohara is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 666 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 151211
Area (hectares) 845 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 666
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohara compares

By the 2011 count Lohara is the 85th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 845 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

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 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 - 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 18 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Chargwan, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Chargwan 17 km
District headquarters Muktsar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 24 km

Villages closest to Lohara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malout 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 1,263. That makes it the 85th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Lohara village has 666 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Lohara is 151211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohara covers 845 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohara falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohara is Chargwan, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lohara.

Lohara is about 18 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohara is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Chargwan is about 17 km away. Muktsar is about 18 km away. Malout 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 Sanoke (16 km), Aulakh (17 km) and Ramnagar Khazan Singh (17 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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