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About Lohgad Village

Lohgad is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 349 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.83 hectares hectares.

Lohgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 174.83 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 349
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lohgad compares

By the 2011 count Lohgad is the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 174.83 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Lohgad

Lohgad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lohgad 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lohgad from other places

Lohgad lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about under 2 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 Lohgad
Nearest railway station Lohagad under 2 km
Nearest town Pātūr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 27 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Lohgad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barshitakli 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 Lohgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohgad village had a population of 694. That makes it the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Lohgad village has 349 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohgad has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Lohgad covers 174.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohgad falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lohgad is Lohagad, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Lohgad is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohgad is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about under 2 km away. Pātūr is about 15 km away. Barshitakli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohgadtanda (under 2 km), Dhaba (1.6 km) and Sakani (2.0 km).

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

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