# Lawana Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Lawana

Lawana is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 268 households**, the 68th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 268households
- 79.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Lawana PIN code and other codes

Lawana falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529017

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lawana from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)108 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lawana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lawana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Joharkhede
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lawana known for?

About 91% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 553 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lawana

Of every 100 households in Lawana in 2011, 73 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lawana · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****91%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**62%

Television ****40%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lawana?

■ Lawana · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**828

Working population ****60.7%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 443 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 102 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mehkar

- Drugbori1,193 people
- Loni Kale1,192 people
- Gomedhar1,187 people
- Jawala1,181 people
- Dadulgavhan1,155 people
- Tembhurkhed1,130 people
- Ganpur1,108 people
- Januna1,106 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lawana from Buldana?108 km by road
- What is the population of Lawana?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawana in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lawana?79.3% (Census 2011)