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About Lorhwa Village

Lorhwa is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,306, made up of 1,227 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.71 hectares hectares.

Lorhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lorhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 73.71 hectares
Population 2,306
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lorhwa compares

By the 2011 count Lorhwa is the 111th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 73.71 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Lorhwa

The census records public bus service for Lorhwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lorhwa from other places

Lorhwa lies about 19 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 2.0 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 Lorhwa
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 19 km

Villages closest to Lorhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lorhwa village had a population of 2,306. That makes it the 111th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Lorhwa village has 1,227 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lorhwa has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Lorhwa covers 73.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lorhwa falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lorhwa is Ramnathpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lorhwa.

Lorhwa is about 19 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lorhwa is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 2.0 km away. Phulpur is about 15 km away. Allahabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Lahuri (under 2 km), Chaq Mohammad Panah (under 2 km) and Bikapur (under 2 km).

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

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