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About Lakhwad Village

Lakhwad is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 233 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.88 hectares hectares.

Lakhwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Area (hectares) 373.88 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 233
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhwad compares

By the 2011 count Lakhwad is the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 373.88 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Lakhwad

Lakhwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhwad 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. The nearest villages by name are Kotroshi, Kshetra Mahabaleshwar, Kumbharoshi and Kumthe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lakhwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhwad village had a population of 484. That makes it the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Lakhwad village has 233 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhwad has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

Lakhwad covers 373.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhwad falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Lakhwad notes the nearest railway station 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 Lakhwad.

Lakhwad is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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