About Lonkheda Village

Lonkheda is one of the larger villages in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,004, made up of 5,849 males and 5,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lonkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Shahade
Pincode	425409
Area (hectares)	491 hectares
Population	11,004
Male Population	5,849
Female Population	5,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonkheda compares

By the 2011 count Lonkheda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Lonkheda

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

Lonkheda lies about 7.1 km from Shahade, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, about 6.6 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 Lonkheda
Nearest railway station	Nandurbar	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahade	7.1 km

Villages closest to Lonkheda

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

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Common questions about Lonkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonkheda village had a population of 11,004. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Lonkheda village has 5,849 males and 5,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonkheda has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Lonkheda is 425409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lonkheda covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lonkheda falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lonkheda is Nandurbar, about 6.6 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 Lonkheda.

Lonkheda is about 7.1 km from Shahade in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lonkheda is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Nandurbar is about 6.6 km away. Shahade is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.