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About Loriha Village

Loriha is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 264 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.04 hectares hectares.

Loriha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loriha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 79.04 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 264
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loriha compares

By the 2011 count Loriha is the 336th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 79.04 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Loriha

Loriha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loriha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Latifpur, Launda, Lavayen and Ledrahi. 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 Loriha

As per the Census of India 2011, Loriha village had a population of 543. That makes it the 336th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Loriha village has 264 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loriha has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Loriha covers 79.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Loriha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Loriha notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Loriha.

Loriha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur 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 Loriha today is likely to be higher.

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