# Lohagara Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lohagara

Lohagara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 242 households**, the 135th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 242households
- 70.1%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohagara

Of every 100 households in Lohagara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohagara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Lohagara?

■ Lohagara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**939

Working population ****48.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (17%) · **■** Household industry 35 (7%) · **■** Other work 78 (15%) · **■** Marginal 215 (40%)

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 Raiganj

- Bishrail1,192 people
- Sahapur1,171 people
- Kalibari1,134 people
- Bhagilata1,109 people
- Khadimpur1,091 people
- Keshra1,077 people
- Dumaria1,075 people
- Kachanbari1,071 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohagara?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagara?70.1% (Census 2011)