# Lonand Village, Malshiras, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malshiras, Solapur 

# Lonand

Lonand is a village in Malshiras sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,692 people in 505 households**, the 61st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,692people (2011)
- 505households
- 72.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Lonand PIN code and other codes

Lonand falls in Malshiras sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalshiras
- Census village code562423

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

## How far is Lonand from nearby towns?

- Malshiras (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)135 km by road
- Phaltan (nearest town)41 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 Lonand?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Lonand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Natepure
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Natepure
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Lonand known for?

About 55% of the 2,488 hectares of village land is sown, and 777 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 Lonand

Of every 100 households in Lonand in 2011, 55 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lonand · ■ Malshiras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**61%

Tap water ****21%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**80%

Use banking services ****54%**

**72%

Television ****30%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Lonand?

■ Lonand · ■ Malshiras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**872

Working population ****55.8%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.0% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,092 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 28 (2%)

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 Malshiras

- Savatgavhan2,881 people
- Malkhambi2,780 people
- Kacharewadi2,705 people
- Kurbavi2,693 people
- Zanjevasti2,679 people
- Motewadi2,638 people
- Palasmandal2,589 people
- Mandaki2,586 people

[All 114 villages in Malshiras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lonand from Solapur?135 km by road
- What is the population of Lonand?2,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lonand in?Solapur district (Malshiras sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lonand?72.3% (Census 2011)