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About Lawana Village

Lawana is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 604 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares.

Lawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 604
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawana compares

By the 2011 count Lawana is the 67th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Lawana

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

Lawana lies about 56 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 47 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 Lawana
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 12 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 47 km
District headquarters Buldana 56 km

Villages closest to Lawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawana village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 67th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Lawana village has 604 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawana has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Lawana covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawana falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lawana is Jaulka, about 47 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 Lawana.

Lawana is about 56 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawana is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 12 km away. Jaulka is about 47 km away. Buldana is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mola (2.1 km), Moli (2.5 km) and Mohana Kh (2.5 km).

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

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