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About Loha Kheri Village

Loha Kheri is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 254 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loha Kheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loha Kheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 254
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Loha Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Loha Kheri is the 180th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Loha Kheri

Loha Kheri 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 Loha Kheri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loha Kheri from other places

Loha Kheri lies about 20 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 6.7 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 Loha Kheri
Nearest railway station Kauli 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 7.6 km
District headquarters Patiala 20 km

Villages closest to Loha Kheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Loha Kheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Loha Kheri village had a population of 512. That makes it the 180th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Loha Kheri village has 254 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loha Kheri has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Loha Kheri is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loha Kheri covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loha Kheri falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Loha Kheri is Kauli, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Loha Kheri.

Loha Kheri is about 20 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loha Kheri is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 6.7 km away. Rajpura is about 7.6 km away. Patiala 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 Kutha Kheri (under 2 km), Alawal Majra (under 2 km) and Kohle Majra (1.7 km).

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

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