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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lohanda

Lohanda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,511 people in 746 households**, the 28th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,511people (2011)
- 746households
- 63.7%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohanda

Of every 100 households in Lohanda in 2011, 25 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lohanda?

■ Lohanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**939

Working population ****31.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 481 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (16%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (22%) · **■** Marginal 191 (17%)

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

- Kachimuha3,972 people
- Gobindapur3,690 people
- Udaypur3,690 people
- Tenahari3,512 people
- Piplan3,502 people
- Bhitihar3,501 people
- Maharajpur3,441 people
- Tazpur3,313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohanda?3,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohanda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohanda?63.7% (Census 2011)