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About Lohta Village

Lohta is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 196 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1173.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345031
Area (hectares) 1173.63 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 196
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohta compares

By the 2011 count Lohta is the 232nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1173.63 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Lohta

Lohta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakhasar, Lalekha Ki Dhani, Lathi and Lawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lohta

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohta village had a population of 345. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Lohta village has 196 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohta has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Lohta is 345031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohta covers 1173.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohta falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Lohta notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lohta.

Lohta is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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