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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJEEV KUMAR
Contact: 99****0613
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- LGD code
- 244042
- Pincode
- 811304
- Post office
- Chewara
- Population
- 5,128
- Households
- 775
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,145
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Lohan ची तुलना
By population, Lohan ranks #2 of 39 villages in Chewara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Lohan
- 47.9%
- Chewara mandal
- 48.9%
- Sheikhpura district
- 51.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+70 vs mandal average
- Lohan
- 1,031
- Chewara mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Lohan
- 6.6
- Chewara mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lohan एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Lohan हे बिहारच्या शेखपुरा जिल्ह्यातील Chewara ब्लॉकमधील 5,128 लोकसंख्येचे 775 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Chewara ब्लॉकमधील 39 गावांत 2वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 48% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 49% पेक्षा 1 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,031 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 811304 आहे, Chewara पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 244042 आहे. सरपंच SANJEEV KUMAR आहेत; गाव Bachhwara विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Surendra Mehta. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 6,046, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lohan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHEIKHPURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Lohan
- Total area (ha)
- 1,185
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,166
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lohan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Lohan
- LGD code
- 244042
- Pincode
- 811304
- Post office
- Chewara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,128
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,046
- Households
- 775
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJEEV KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Chewara
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 811304
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Lohan
Chewara मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 41+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)