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About Lokuwa Village

Lokuwa is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,195 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.73 hectares hectares.

Lokuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 176.73 hectares
Population 2,327
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lokuwa compares

By the 2011 count Lokuwa is the 91st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 176.73 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lokuwa

Lokuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lokuwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Lokuwa from other places

Lokuwa lies about 18 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 8.9 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 Lokuwa
Nearest railway station Tulsi Ashram Railway Station 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 9.0 km
Nearest town Saidpur 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 18 km

Villages closest to Lokuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokuwa village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 91st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Lokuwa village has 1,195 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokuwa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Lokuwa covers 176.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lokuwa falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lokuwa is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 8.9 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 and private bus service as Available for Lokuwa.

Lokuwa is about 18 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokuwa is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Tulsi Ashram Railway Station is about 8.9 km away. Sakaldiha is about 9.0 km away. Saidpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandeypuri Milki (under 2 km), Dedhwaliya (under 2 km) and Maheshi (1.6 km).

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

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