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About Lonhara Village

Lonhara is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 673 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lonhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonhara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441908
Area (hectares) 647.49 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 673
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonhara compares

By the 2011 count Lonhara is the 25th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 647.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Lonhara

Lonhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lonhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lonhara from other places

Lonhara lies about 35 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 18 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 Lonhara
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 7.3 km
Nearest town Pawni 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 18 km
District headquarters Bhandara 35 km

Villages closest to Lonhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonhara village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 25th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Lonhara village has 673 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonhara has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Lonhara is 441908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lonhara covers 647.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lonhara falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lonhara is Bhuyar, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Lonhara.

Lonhara is about 35 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lonhara is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 7.3 km away. Pawni is about 7.3 km away. Bhuyar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmani (2.0 km), Palora (2.3 km) and Mokhara (2.4 km).

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

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