# Lonwahi Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/lonwahi/ Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur # Lonwahi Lonwahi is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,523 people in 887 households**, the 5th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 3,523people (2011) - 887households - 89.9%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Lonwahi PIN code and other codes Lonwahi falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSindewahi - Census village code541047 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lonwahi from nearby towns? - Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)72 km by road - Mul (nearest town)31 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 Lonwahi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Lonwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sindewahi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sindewahi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Lonwahi known for? About 60% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Lonwahi Of every 100 households in Lonwahi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Lonwahi · ■ Sindewahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **69% Toilet within the home ****79%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **56% Tap water ****4%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **84% Use banking services ****78%** **60% Television ****70%** **24% Mobile phone ****75%** **26% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****52%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **34% Own their home ****59%** **92% 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 Lonwahi? ■ Lonwahi · ■ Sindewahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **983 Working population ****35.4%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 85.5% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (16%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 844 (68%) · **■** Marginal 86 (7%) 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 Sindewahi - Sindewahi12,914 people - Navargaon7,988 people - Ratnapur6,297 people - Palasgaon Jat4,427 people - Shivni3,301 people - Wasera3,014 people - Mohadi2,731 people - Delanwadi2,691 people [All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lonwahi from Chandrapur?72 km by road - What is the population of Lonwahi?3,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lonwahi in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Lonwahi?89.9% (Census 2011)