# Lotwa Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Lotwa

Lotwa is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 237 households**, the 33rd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 237households
- 62.0%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Lotwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lotwa is 822118.** Lotwa falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatAuria Kalan
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366573

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?

- Lesliganj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Daltonganj (district HQ)25 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)25 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lesliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 83% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lotwa · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**944

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 386 (88%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Bhakasi1,233 people
- Koiripatra1,209 people
- Banua1,178 people
- Chaukhara1,146 people
- Murmusi1,100 people
- Babu Dumi1,082 people
- Rajpur1,037 people
- Sitadih1,037 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lotwa?822118
- How far is Lotwa from Daltonganj?25 km by road
- What is the population of Lotwa?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lotwa in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lotwa?62.0% (Census 2011)