# Lohara Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Lohara

Lohara is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 208 households**, the 62nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 208households
- 67.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Lohara PIN code and other codes

Lohara falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494252

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

## How far is Lohara from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)12 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 Lohara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lohara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Churai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Lohara known for?

About 77% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Lohara

Of every 100 households in Lohara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohara · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**70%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****59%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Lohara?

■ Lohara · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**941

Working population ****55.1%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 279 (48%)

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 Chaurai

- Bamanwada1,101 people
- Sankh1,070 people
- Mehngora1,066 people
- Barelipar Mal.1,057 people
- Nilkanthi Khurd1,039 people
- Ramgarh1,039 people
- Khirkhiri1,037 people
- Dilawar Mohgaon1,033 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lohara from Chhindwara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Lohara?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohara in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lohara?67.1% (Census 2011)