# Lochan Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Lochan

Lochan is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491336**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 104 households**, the 135th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 531people (2011)
- 104households
- 46.9%literacy
- 491336PIN code

## Lochan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lochan is 491336.** Lochan falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491336
- Gram panchayatDhanaura
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439093

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

## How far is Lochan from nearby towns?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)27 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)14 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 Lochan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lochan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Lochan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 81% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Lochan

Of every 100 households in Lochan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lochan · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**63%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Lochan?

■ Lochan · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**981

Working population ****56.7%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 38.2% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (55%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Kawardha

- Chhanta553 people
- Gorakhpur550 people
- Anchhi543 people
- Khaira531 people
- Bano515 people
- Dullapur512 people
- Dalpuruwa507 people
- Baghutola505 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lochan?491336
- How far is Lochan from Kawardha?27 km by road
- What is the population of Lochan?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochan in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lochan?46.9% (Census 2011)