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About Lohat Village

Lohat is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 414 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 414
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohat compares

By the 2011 count Lohat is the 80th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Lohat

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

How far is Lohat from other places

Lohat lies about 32 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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 Lohat
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 14 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 14 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 32 km

Villages closest to Lohat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohat village had a population of 795. That makes it the 80th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Lohat village has 414 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohat has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Lohat is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohat covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohat falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohat is Khamanon, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lohat.

Lohat is about 32 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohat is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Balachaur is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra (1.6 km), Kathgarh (1.6 km) and Dharampur (2.0 km).

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

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