About Loha Village

Loha is a large village in Ratangarh tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,811 males and 1,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2778.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loha village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Ratangarh
Pincode	331022
Area (hectares)	2778.27 hectares
Population	3,609
Male Population	1,811
Female Population	1,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Loha compares

By the 2011 count Loha is the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents. Its 2778.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Loha

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

How far is Loha from other places

Loha lies about 48 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Loha, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Loha	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratangarh	8.6 km
District headquarters	Churu	48 km

Villages closest to Loha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loha village had a population of 3,609. That makes it the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents.

Loha village has 1,811 males and 1,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loha has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Loha is 331022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loha covers 2778.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loha falls under Ratangarh tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Loha is Loha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Loha.

Loha is about 48 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loha is in Ratangarh tehsil of Churu district. Loha is about under 2 km away. Ratangarh is about 8.6 km away. Churu is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.