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About Loanha Village

Loanha is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 191 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loanha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loanha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Pincode 272148
Area (hectares) 86.82 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 191
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loanha compares

By the 2011 count Loanha is the 182nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 86.82 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Loanha

Loanha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loanha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Loanha from other places

Loanha lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 18 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 Loanha
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 18 km
District headquarters Basti 24 km
Nearest town Bastī 24 km

Villages closest to Loanha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loanha village had a population of 412. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Loanha village has 191 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loanha has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Loanha is 272148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loanha covers 86.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loanha falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loanha is Govindnagar, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Loanha.

Loanha is about 24 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loanha is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 8.3 km away. Govindnagar is about 18 km away. Basti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodhi Joat (under 2 km), Tohthia Kalan (under 2 km) and Sehura Kalan (1.6 km).

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

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