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About Lahan Village

Lahan is one of the larger villages in Ardhapur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,506, made up of 2,851 males and 2,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Ardhapur
Pincode 431704
Area (hectares) 2330 hectares
Population 5,506
Male Population 2,851
Female Population 2,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents. Its 2330 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 941.

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 20 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Mugat, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Ardhapur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Mugat 12 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 15 km
District headquarters Nanded 20 km

Villages closest to Lahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ardhapur 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 5,506. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents.

Lahan village has 2,851 males and 2,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Lahan is 431704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahan covers 2330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahan falls under Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lahan is Mugat, about 12 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 20 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahan is in Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district. Ardhapur is about 9.4 km away. Mugat is about 12 km away. Mudkhed is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chenapur (2.3 km), Ambegaon (2.7 km) and Loni Bk (4.8 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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