# Lotwa Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Lotwa

Lotwa is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835229**. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 192 households**, the 30th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,015people (2011)
- 192households
- 70.0%literacy
- 835229PIN code

## Lotwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lotwa is 835229.** Lotwa falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835229
- Gram panchayatPantha
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375898

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

## How far is Lotwa from nearby towns?

- Basiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)47 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)75 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 Lotwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lotwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Turibira
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Lotwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lotwa

Of every 100 households in Lotwa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lotwa · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****25%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**56%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Lotwa?

■ Lotwa · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1187**

**963

Working population ****56.4%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 518 (91%)

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 Basia

- Patura1,077 people
- Sukurda1,063 people
- Lauakera1,035 people
- Sakia1,023 people
- Bambiari977 people
- Kedli954 people
- Sasia935 people
- Chintaman Kura916 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lotwa?835229
- How far is Lotwa from Gumla?47 km by road
- What is the population of Lotwa?1,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lotwa in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lotwa?70.0% (Census 2011)