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About Lohagachhi Village

Lohagachhi is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 667 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 72.84 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 667
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lohagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Lohagachhi is the 85th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 72.84 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lohagachhi

Lohagachhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lohagachhi as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohagachhi from other places

Lohagachhi lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 15 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 Lohagachhi
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 15 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Lohagachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar 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 Lohagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohagachhi village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 85th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Lohagachhi village has 667 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohagachhi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Lohagachhi is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohagachhi covers 72.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lohagachhi falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lohagachhi is Dalkhola, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Lohagachhi is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohagachhi is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dalkhola is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagtiar (7.8 km), Bara Pokharia (9.3 km) and Chota Pokharia (9.3 km).

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

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