Loha, India | |
Native Name Lang: | mr |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 18.9623°N 77.1309°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nanded |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 24125[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 431708 |
Area Code: | 02466 |
Registration Plate: | MH 26 |
Loha is a town with municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Malegaon Yatra, is held every year in honour of Lord Khandoba in Malegoan, a village situated in Loha Taluka that is located 35 km from Nanded. Being on national highway 361 and 361F this is very well connected for the transportation for Mumbai,Goa-Raypur and Hyderabad.
India census,[1] Loha had a population of 24,125. Males constitute 12,334 of the population and females 11,791.
Literacy rate of Loha city is 78.64% lower than Maharashtra state average of 82.34%. In Loha, Male literacy is around 86.94% while female literacy rate is 69.96%.
In Loha, 13.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Loha Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 956 higher than state average of 929.[1]
Loha has Tehsil and it is a Taluka separated from Kandhar. It is 448 km far from its State Main City Mumbai. There are around 62 sub villages in loha.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.07% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.18% of total population in Loha.[1]
There is a Government Hospital and several private hospitals in the town.Dr. Bharati's Moraya Hospital, Accident Orthopedics and diabetes care center.kDr.Milind Dhansade's Medicare Hospital and care center(Near vyanktesh Mangal karyalay,Loha)
There are good schools and colleges serving good quality educations to the students from city as well as surroundings.