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About Lohabazar Village

Lohabazar is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,380 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohabazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohabazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 71.74 hectares
Population 2,748
Male Population 1,380
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohabazar compares

By the 2011 count Lohabazar is the 13th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 71.74 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Lohabazar

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

Lohabazar lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 3.8 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 Lohabazar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Sainthia 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 25 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Lohabazar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Lohabazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohabazar village had a population of 2,748. That makes it the 13th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Lohabazar village has 1,380 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohabazar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Lohabazar is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohabazar covers 71.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohabazar falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lohabazar is Gadadharpur, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lohabazar.

Lohabazar is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohabazar is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 3.8 km away. Sainthia is about 8.6 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluti (1.9 km), Raspur (2.2 km) and Dighalgram (2.7 km).

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

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