About Loa Village

Loa is a large village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,690, made up of 1,875 males and 1,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 748.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi I
Pincode	713403
Area (hectares)	748.52 hectares
Population	3,690
Male Population	1,875
Female Population	1,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loa compares

By the 2011 count Loa is the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 748.52 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Loa

Loa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Komarband, Kondaipur, Korakdal and Krishnarampur. 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.

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Common questions about Loa

As per the Census of India 2011, Loa village had a population of 3,690. That makes it the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Loa village has 1,875 males and 1,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Loa is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loa covers 748.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loa falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Loa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Loa.

Loa is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.