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About Lotkhed Village

Lotkhed is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 480 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares.

Lotkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lotkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 480
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lotkhed compares

By the 2011 count Lotkhed is the 53rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Lotkhed

Lotkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lotkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lotkhed from other places

Lotkhed lies about 33 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lotkhed
Nearest railway station Patsul 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 12 km
District headquarters Akola 33 km

Villages closest to Lotkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lotkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Lotkhed village had a population of 998. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Lotkhed village has 480 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lotkhed has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Lotkhed covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lotkhed falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lotkhed is Patsul, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lotkhed.

Lotkhed is about 33 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lotkhed is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 4.3 km away. Akot is about 12 km away. Akola is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warur (under 2 km), Jaulka (under 2 km) and Dinoda (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lotkhed today is likely to be higher.

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