# Lohagaon Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Lohagaon

Lohagaon is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 203 households**, the 56th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 203households
- 82.8%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Lohagaon PIN code and other codes

Lohagaon falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530857

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

## How far is Lohagaon from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)60 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)21 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 Lohagaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Lohagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Lohagaon known for?

About 91% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Lohagaon

Of every 100 households in Lohagaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lohagaon · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**57%

Tap water ****63%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**62%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**42%

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 Lohagaon?

■ Lohagaon · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**926

Working population ****50.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (16%)

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 Karanja

- Khanapur1,038 people
- Kinhi1,025 people
- Inza1,015 people
- Dongargaon1,011 people
- Parwa999 people
- Walhai990 people
- Dighi978 people
- Kupati978 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lohagaon from Washim?60 km by road
- What is the population of Lohagaon?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagaon in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagaon?82.8% (Census 2011)