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About Loto Village

Loto is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 463 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loto village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 193.53 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 463
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loto compares

By the 2011 count Loto is the 54th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 193.53 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Loto

Loto is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loto as Available within 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 Kurkuta, Kurmasol, Larra and Lauduha. 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 Loto

As per the Census of India 2011, Loto village had a population of 899. That makes it the 54th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Loto village has 463 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loto has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Loto is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loto covers 193.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loto falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Loto is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Loto today is likely to be higher.

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