Lohta
Census town in Uttar Pradesh, India
Lohta is a census town in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
01Demographics
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 76.34% | |||
| Hinduism | 23.46% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.03% | |||
| Christianity | 0.06% | |||
| Others | 0.10% | |||
As of 2001 India census, 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. Since 1930 to present lohta is the largest producer of banarasi sarees.
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