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About Lonar Village

Lonar is a large village in Mangalvedhe tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 1,166 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lonar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Mangalvedhe
Pincode 413322
Area (hectares) 2181 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 1,166
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonar compares

By the 2011 count Lonar is the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,272 residents. Its 2181 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Lonar

Lonar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lonar 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 Khupsangi, Lamantanda, Lavangi and Laxami Dahiwadi. 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 Lonar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonar village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,272 residents.

Lonar village has 1,166 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Lonar is 413322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lonar covers 2181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lonar falls under Mangalvedhe tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Lonar 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 Lonar.

Lonar is in Mangalvedhe 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 Lonar today is likely to be higher.

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