About Lohajang Village

Lohajang 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 798, made up of 399 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohajang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohajang village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733209
Area (hectares)	146.09 hectares
Population	798
Male Population	399
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohajang compares

By the 2011 count Lohajang is the 126th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 146.09 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lohajang

Lohajang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lohajang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lohajang from other places

Lohajang lies about 4.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.6 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 Lohajang
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	4.9 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	7.6 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	17 km

Villages closest to Lohajang

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.

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Common questions about Lohajang

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohajang village had a population of 798. That makes it the 126th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Lohajang village has 399 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohajang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Lohajang is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohajang covers 146.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lohajang is Surja Kama, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lohajang.

Lohajang is about 4.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohajang is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 4.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 4.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.