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About Loha Village

Loha is a mid sized village in Hadgaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,940, made up of 1,002 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1691.23 hectares hectares.

Loha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Hadgaon
Area (hectares) 1691.23 hectares
Population 1,940
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loha compares

By the 2011 count Loha is the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 1691.23 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 935.

Getting to Loha

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

Loha lies about 56 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 11 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 Loha
Tehsil headquarters Hadgaon 8.3 km
Nearest town Hadgāon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 11 km
District headquarters Nanded 56 km

Villages closest to Loha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loha village had a population of 1,940. That makes it the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Loha village has 1,002 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Loha covers 1691.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loha falls under Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Loha is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Loha.

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

Loha is in Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district. Hadgaon is about 8.3 km away. Hadgāon is about 8.3 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banchincholi (3.5 km), Babhali (4.1 km) and Bhategaon (4.4 km).

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

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