# Lota Village, Karra, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Karra, Khunti 

# Lota

Lota is a village in Karra sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 86 households**, the 108th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 443people (2011)
- 86households
- 64.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Lota PIN code and other codes

Lota falls in Karra sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMehan
- Community development blockKarra
- Census village code374802

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

## How far is Lota from nearby towns?

- Karra (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)37 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)37 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 Lota?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Karra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal, Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Lota known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Lota

Of every 100 households in Lota in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lota · ■ Karra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lota?

■ Lota · ■ Karra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**952

Working population ****50.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (10%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 75 (33%)

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 Karra

- Ethe Toli454 people
- Darangkel450 people
- Burhiroma448 people
- Ganaloya444 people
- Hochor441 people
- Ethe440 people
- Bichagara436 people
- Sarlo436 people

[All 178 villages in Karra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/karra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lota from Khunti?37 km by road
- What is the population of Lota?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lota in?Khunti district (Karra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lota?64.2% (Census 2011)