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About Lohapur Village

Lohapur is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,133, made up of 2,152 males and 1,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 90.31 hectares
Population 4,133
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 1,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lohapur compares

By the 2011 count Lohapur is the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 90.31 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Lohapur

The census records public bus service for Lohapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohapur from other places

Lohapur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Lohapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Lohapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Lohapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohapur village had a population of 4,133. That makes it the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Lohapur village has 2,152 males and 1,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Lohapur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohapur covers 90.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohapur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lohapur is Lohapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lohapur.

Lohapur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohapur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranha (under 2 km), Katagaria (under 2 km) and Nagra (1.8 km).

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

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