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About Lahan Village

Lahan is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 267 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.04 hectares hectares.

Lahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 292.04 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 267
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahan compares

By the 2011 count Lahan is the 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 292.04 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Lahan

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

Lahan lies about 52 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Marsul, about 2.7 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 Lahan
Nearest railway station Marsul 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 9.8 km
Nearest town Basmat 9.8 km
District headquarters Hingoli 52 km

Villages closest to Lahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahan village had a population of 521. That makes it the 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Lahan village has 267 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Lahan covers 292.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahan falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lahan is Marsul, about 2.7 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 Lahan.

Lahan is about 52 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahan is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Marsul is about 2.7 km away. Basmath is about 9.8 km away. Basmat is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lon Bk (under 2 km), Renkapur (1.8 km) and Wakhari (2.6 km).

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

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