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About Lohagaon Village

Lohagaon is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 549 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.96 hectares hectares.

Lohagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 185.96 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 549
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohagaon compares

By the 2011 count Lohagaon is the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 185.96 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Lohagaon

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

Lohagaon lies about 79 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Somthan, about 21 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 Lohagaon
Nearest railway station Somthan 21 km
Nearest town Ner 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 24 km
District headquarters Washim 79 km

Villages closest to Lohagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohagaon village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Lohagaon village has 549 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohagaon has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Lohagaon covers 185.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohagaon falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lohagaon is Somthan, about 21 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 Lohagaon.

Lohagaon is about 79 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohagaon is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Somthan is about 21 km away. Ner is about 22 km away. Karanja is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bondewadi (5.3 km), Meha (5.4 km) and Mirzapur (7.1 km).

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

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