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About Lohanda Village

Lohanda is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,511, made up of 1,832 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 470.99 hectares
Population 3,511
Male Population 1,832
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohanda compares

By the 2011 count Lohanda is the 28th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 470.99 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Lohanda

Lohanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohanda from other places

Lohanda lies about 27 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 4.0 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 Lohanda
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 4.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 28 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km

Villages closest to Lohanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohanda village had a population of 3,511. That makes it the 28th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Lohanda village has 1,832 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohanda has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Lohanda is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohanda covers 470.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohanda falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lohanda is Sanjay Gram, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lohanda.

Lohanda is about 27 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohanda is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about 4.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 27 km away. Raiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (1.8 km), Chandar (1.8 km) and Sankarpur (3.1 km).

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

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