About Lochangar Village

Lochangar is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 419 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochangar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta III
Pincode	721201
Area (hectares)	333.46 hectares
Population	791
Male Population	419
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochangar compares

By the 2011 count Lochangar is the 62nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 333.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Lochangar

Lochangar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lochangar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuarkhal, Kuchashimul, Kumari and Kural Ganj. 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 Lochangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochangar village had a population of 791. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Lochangar village has 419 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochangar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lochangar is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochangar covers 333.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lochangar falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lochangar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lochangar.

Lochangar is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.