# Lohjra Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Lohjra

Lohjra is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,724 people in 1,290 households**, the 3rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 7,724people (2011)
- 1,290households
- 59.2%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Lohjra PIN code and other codes

Lohjra falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohjra
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231147

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lohjra from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lohjra?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Lohjra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lohjra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 401 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lohjra

Of every 100 households in Lohjra in 2011, 16 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lohjra · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lohjra?

■ Lohjra · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**933

Working population ****26.5%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 47.4% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 604 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (6%) · **■** Marginal 782 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sidhwalia

- Sher11,230 people
- Bucheya11,140 people
- Mahammadpur7,273 people
- Kusahar6,383 people
- Supauli6,280 people
- Bakhraur5,689 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lohjra from Gopalganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Lohjra?7,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohjra in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lohjra?59.2% (Census 2011)