# Lohajang Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lohajang

Lohajang is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 151 households**, the 126th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 798people (2011)
- 151households
- 24.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohajang

Of every 100 households in Lohajang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohajang · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

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 Lohajang?

■ Lohajang · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.7%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**958

Working population ****38.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.6% for men and 20.1% for women. 44% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 238 (78%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Bhagalpur834 people
- Najarpur818 people
- Udga814 people
- Manuskol807 people
- Laguan796 people
- Bhagtiar790 people
- Binardaha789 people
- Katla783 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohajang?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohajang in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohajang?24.7% (Census 2011)