About Lohapunji Village

Lohapunji is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 405 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohapunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohapunji village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	82.57 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	405
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Lohapunji compares

By the 2011 count Lohapunji is the 156th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 82.57 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lohapunji

Lohapunji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lohapunji 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 Kochara, Kuhator, Kurigaon and Lahutara. 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 Lohapunji

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohapunji village had a population of 766. That makes it the 156th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Lohapunji village has 405 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohapunji has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Lohapunji is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohapunji covers 82.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohapunji falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lohapunji 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 Lohapunji.

Lohapunji is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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.