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About Lohgajar Village

Lohgajar is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,392, made up of 1,231 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.37 hectares hectares.

Lohgajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohgajar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 189.37 hectares
Population 2,392
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Lohgajar compares

By the 2011 count Lohgajar is the 77th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 189.37 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Lohgajar

The census records public bus service for Lohgajar 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 Lohgajar from other places

Lohgajar lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 2.6 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 Lohgajar
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 2.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Lohgajar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohgajar village had a population of 2,392. That makes it the 77th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Lohgajar village has 1,231 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgajar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Lohgajar covers 189.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohgajar falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lohgajar is Jalalganj, about 2.6 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 Lohgajar.

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

Lohgajar is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 2.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 15 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukuripur (under 2 km), Kharagpur (under 2 km) and Chhitauna (1.5 km).

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

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