# Lohar Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Lohar

Lohar is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,628 people in 784 households**, the 14th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,628people (2011)
- 784households
- 67.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohar

Of every 100 households in Lohar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lohar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**52%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Lohar?

■ Lohar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**968

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (40%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 210 (17%) · **■** Marginal 290 (24%)

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 Manteswar

- Shushuna3,722 people
- Piplan3,708 people
- Ibrambad3,666 people
- Mulgram3,652 people
- Dewani3,593 people
- Dhenua3,555 people
- Rautgram3,506 people
- Kule3,311 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohar?3,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohar in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohar?67.7% (Census 2011)