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About Lohagara Village

Lohagara 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 1,533, made up of 800 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 152.16 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 800
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Lohagara compares

By the 2011 count Lohagara is the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 152.16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lohagara

Lohagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohagara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohagara from other places

Lohagara lies about 3.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.0 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 Lohagara
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 8.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km

Villages closest to Lohagara

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 Lohagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohagara village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Lohagara village has 800 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohagara has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Lohagara is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohagara covers 152.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lohagara is Surja Kama, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lohagara.

Lohagara is about 3.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohagara is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.1 km away. Surja Kama is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katla (under 2 km), Teghara (under 2 km) and Chapasar (under 2 km).

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

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