Lohta
city
Lohta Location in Varanasi
Coordinates: 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	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] 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. Since 1930 to present lohta is the largest producer of banarasi sarees.