About Lawang Village

Lawang is one of the larger villages in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,252, made up of 2,730 males and 2,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1588.02 hectares hectares.

Lawang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawang village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Malshiras
Area (hectares)	1588.02 hectares
Population	5,252
Male Population	2,730
Female Population	2,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawang compares

By the 2011 count Lawang is the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 1588.02 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 921.

Getting to Lawang

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

Lawang lies about 33 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadwal, about 24 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 Lawang
Nearest railway station	Tadwal	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malshiras	33 km
District headquarters	Solapur	33 km
Nearest town	Sholapur	33 km

Villages closest to Lawang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawang village had a population of 5,252. That makes it the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Lawang village has 2,730 males and 2,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawang has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Lawang covers 1588.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawang falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lawang is Tadwal, about 24 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 Lawang.

Lawang is about 33 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawang is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district. Tadwal is about 24 km away. Malshiras is about 33 km away. Solapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.