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About Lehani Village

Lehani is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 1,012 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1460.19 hectares hectares.

Lehani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 1460.19 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lehani compares

By the 2011 count Lehani is the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1460.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Lehani

Lehani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lehani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lehani from other places

Lehani lies about 43 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 41 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 Lehani
Tehsil headquarters Risod 16 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 41 km
District headquarters Washim 43 km

Villages closest to Lehani

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

Common questions about Lehani

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehani village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Lehani village has 1,012 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehani has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Lehani covers 1460.19 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.

Lehani falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lehani is Kekatumar, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Lehani.

Lehani is about 43 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lehani is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 16 km away. Kekatumar is about 41 km away. Washim is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadji (3.4 km), Gaundhala (4.1 km) and Bhapur (4.4 km).

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

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