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About Lonand Village

Lonand is a large village in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,375 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2488 hectares hectares.

Lonand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Malshiras
Area (hectares) 2488 hectares
Population 2,692
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonand compares

By the 2011 count Lonand is the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 2488 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Lonand

Lonand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lonand 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. The nearest villages by name are Kondarpatta, Kothale, Kurbavi and Kusmod. 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 Lonand

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonand village had a population of 2,692. That makes it the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Lonand village has 1,375 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonand has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Lonand covers 2488 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.

Lonand falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Lonand 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lonand.

Lonand is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur 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 Lonand today is likely to be higher.

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