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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Lotwa

Lotwa is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 188 households**, the 32nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 863people (2011)
- 188households
- 53.7%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Lotwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lotwa is 835220.** Lotwa falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatDahpani
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376351

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?

- Palkot (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)28 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?

11 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 14% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Lotwa

Of every 100 households in Lotwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lotwa · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**23%

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 Lotwa?

■ Lotwa · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**960

Working population ****62.1%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 44.4% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 267 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 238 (44%)

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 Palkot

- Dahupani1,059 people
- Malai1,036 people
- Marda959 people
- Dombabira863 people
- Tetartoli844 people
- Obira806 people
- Bhaunratoli781 people
- Keratoli760 people

[All 73 villages in Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lotwa?835220
- How far is Lotwa from Gumla?28 km by road
- What is the population of Lotwa?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lotwa in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lotwa?53.7% (Census 2011)