Village · Chhura, Raipur # Lohjhar Lohjhar is a village in Chhura sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493992. The 2011 Census counted 1,528 people in 384 households, the 12th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 1,528 people (2011) - 384 households - 82.6% literacy - 493992 PIN code ## Lohjhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lohjhar is 493992. Lohjhar falls in Chhura sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493992 - Gram panchayat Lohjhar - Community development block Chhura - Census village code 445241 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lohjhar from nearby towns? - Chhura (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Raipur (district HQ) 85 km by road - Chhura (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lohjhar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Lohjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chhura - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lohjhar known for? About 68% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lohjhar Of every 100 households in Lohjhar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lohjhar · ■ Chhura rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 71% - Toilet within the home 16% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 87% - Tap water 47% 11% - Drinking water within premises 22% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 62% 70% - Television 28% 19% - Mobile phone 17% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 22% 27% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lohjhar? ■ Lohjhar · ■ Chhura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.6% 72.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 1031 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 951 956 - Working population 46.9% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 376 (53%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 57 (8%) · ■ Marginal 241 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhura - Kurud 1,723 people - Khadama 1,587 people - Kansinghi 1,566 people - Patseoni 1,557 people - Atarmara 1,481 people - Mudagaon 1,436 people - Sorid Khurd 1,434 people - Akalwara 1,368 people All 167 villages in Chhura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lohjhar? 493992 - How far is Lohjhar from Raipur? 85 km by road - What is the population of Lohjhar? 1,528 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lohjhar in? Raipur district (Chhura sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lohjhar? 82.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/chhura/lohjhar-445241/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.