# Lochin Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mohammadabad, Ghazipur 

# Lochin

Lochin is a village in Mohammadabad sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 300 households**, the 162nd largest of 833 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 300households
- 74.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lochin

Of every 100 households in Lochin in 2011, 39 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lochin · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lochin?

■ Lochin · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**928

Working population ****36.4%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 62.7% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (54%) · **■** Other work 91 (16%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%)

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 Mohammadabad

- Khetabpur1,594 people
- Kamalpur Lodi1,586 people
- Husaypur1,571 people
- Samaur1,571 people
- Rega1,553 people
- Baraura1,546 people
- Mason1,544 people
- Bhadaura1,538 people

[All 1,134 villages in Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lochin?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochin in?Ghazipur district (Mohammadabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lochin?74.0% (Census 2011)