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About Lonwal Village

Lonwal is a mid sized village in Wadwani tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 608 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.45 hectares hectares.

Lonwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonwal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Wadwani
Area (hectares) 375.45 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 608
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonwal compares

By the 2011 count Lonwal is the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 375.45 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Lonwal

Lonwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lonwal 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 Lonwal from other places

Lonwal lies about 42 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 41 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 Lonwal
Tehsil headquarters Wadwani 12 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 19 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 41 km
District headquarters Bid 42 km

Villages closest to Lonwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonwal village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Lonwal village has 608 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonwal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Lonwal covers 375.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lonwal falls under Wadwani tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lonwal is Parli-Vaijnath, about 41 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 Lonwal.

Lonwal is about 42 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lonwal is in Wadwani tehsil of Bid district. Wadwani is about 12 km away. Dhārūr is about 19 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppa (2.6 km), Bavi (2.8 km) and Pusra (5.4 km).

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

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