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.
Loha, India | |
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Town | |
  Loha, India Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°57′44″N 77°07′51″E / 18.9623°N 77.1309°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nanded |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,125[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 43170
8 |
| Area code | 02466 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 26 |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] 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]
Hospitals
editThere is a Government Hospital and several private hospitals in the town. Dr. Bharati's Moraya Hospital, Accident Orthopedics and diabetes care center.k Dr.Milind Dhansade's Medicare Hospital and care center(Near vyanktesh Mangal karyalay,Loha)
Schools / Colleges
editThere are good schools and colleges serving good quality educations to the students from city as well as surroundings.
- Global English School & Junior College, Mote Patil Nagar, Loha
- Janta High School, Dagad Sangvi
- Shri Sant Gadge Maharaj College, Loha
- Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Jr College, Loha
- k.v.NALGE High school loha
- Shiv chhatrapati secondary and higher secondary school loha
- Shri Sharad Pawar High School, Chitali
- ShivNiketan secondary and higher secondary Vidhyalaya,Sawargaon(N.)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Loha city". Census2011. Retrieved 11 May 2015.