# Lohara Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/lohara/ Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Lohara Lohara is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,869 people in 426 households**, the 9th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,869people (2011) - 426households - 81.5%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Lohara PIN code and other codes Lohara falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSalekasa - Census village code538056 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? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)50 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)50 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lohara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salekasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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? The main crops are **cereals, wheat and gram**. About 55% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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, 72 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lohara · ■ Salekasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **68% Toilet within the home ****45%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **64% Tap water ****10%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****64%** **68% Television ****16%** **22% Mobile phone ****30%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 · ■ Salekasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **966 Working population ****69.2%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 71% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 569 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (4%) · **■** Marginal 259 (20%) 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 Salekasa - Bhajepar2,116 people - Sakharitola1,968 people - Karutola1,929 people - Jamakudo1,902 people - Mundipar1,720 people - Binzali1,703 people - Zaliya1,691 people - Halbitola1,648 people [All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lohara from Gondiya?50 km by road - What is the population of Lohara?1,869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lohara in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Lohara?81.5% (Census 2011)