Lohta

Lohta
city
Lohta Location in Varanasi
Coordinates: 25°18′40″N 82°56′08″E / 25.31111°N 82.93556°E / 25.31111; 82.93556Coordinates: 25°18′40″N 82°56′08″E / 25.31111°N 82.93556°E / 25.31111; 82.93556
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Population (2001)
• Total	19,695
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Lohta is a census town in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Lohta had a population of 19,695. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Lohta has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 45%. In Lohta, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Varanasi

History

Intentionally left blank for sometime

Administrative
division

Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt.

Villages

Villages in Varanasi district

Pindra Tehsil	A Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amaut Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur B Babatpur Babhanpura Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Baliakheri Basni C Chadpur D Dabethuwa Deorai E Eshipur G Gang Khurd J Janakpatti Jayapur K Kathiraon Khalispur Khanzadipur Kudi L Lamhi M Mehdiganj Murdi P Phoolpur R Raghunathpur Rajpur S Sir Gobardhan T Tisaura V Vyaspur Z Zafarabad

Varanasi Tehsil	A Adampur Airla Aitha Akhari Amara Khaira Chak Anantpur Araji Line B Benipur Bhagawanpur Birbhanpur D Dindaspur G Gangapur H Harpal Pur S Salarpur Susuwahi U Umarha

India : Uttar Pradesh : Varanasi

Languages &
Dialects spoken

Political
representation

MP	Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)

MLA	Ajay Rai Jyotsana Srivastava Mahendra Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari (Dada) Surendra Singh Patel Tribhuvan Ram Uday Lal Maurya

Constituency

Lok Sabha	Varanasi

Vidhan Sabha	Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South

Transportation

Air	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Rail	Babatpur railway station Bhulanpur railway station Kashi railway station Maruadih railway station Varanasi Cantt. railway station Varanasi City railway station

Road	Grand Trunk Road

Education

Universities	Benaras Hindu University Central University for Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Medical colleges	Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences

Colleges	Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Faculty of Arts Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Mahila Maha Vidyalaya SMS Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Udai Pratap Autonomous College Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women

CBSE schools	Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School Guru Nanak English School Raj English School Sant Atulanand Convent School

UP board schools	C.M. Anglo Bengali College

ICSE schools	St Joseph's Convent School St.John's School,Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School

Places of
worship

Buddhist temples	Sarnath

Churches	Blank

Hindu temples

Aghori	Baba Keenaram Sthal

Bharat Mata	Bharat Mata Mandir

Durga or her Avatar	Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir

Hanuman	Sankat Mochan Mandir

Parvati or her Avatar	Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple

Shiva or his Avatar	Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir New Vishwanath Mandir (Birla Mandir) Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir

Others	Tulsi Manas Mandir

Mosques	Gyanvapi Mosque

Ravidasis	Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

Sir Sunderlal Hospital

Cities and towns in Varanasi district

Varanasi	Baragaon Gangapur Kandwa Kotwa Lohta Maruadih Railway Settlement Phulwaria Ramnagar Shivdaspur Varanasi

Other districts	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Badaun Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhimnagar Bijnor Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Deoria Etah Etawah Faizabad Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hamirpur Hardoi Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Nagar Kanshi Ram Nagar Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Panchsheel Nagar Pilibhit Prabuddhanagar Pratapgarh Raebareli Rampur Saharanpur Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Ravidas Nagar Shahjahanpur Shravasti Siddharthnagar Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao

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