Lonar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Buldana, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Lonar is a Municipal Council city situated in Lonar taluka of Buldana district. The Lonar city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,638 families residing in the Lonar city. The total population of Lonar is 23,416 out of which 12,114 are males and 11,302 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lonar is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lonar city is 3208 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1721 male children and 1487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lonar is 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lonar is 86%. Thus Lonar has higher literacy rate compared to 83.4% of Buldana district. The male literacy rate is 92.96% and the female literacy rate is 78.62% in Lonar.

Lonar Municipal Council has total administration over 4,638 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Lonar Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lonar Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 3,208 1,721 1,487
Literacy 86% 79.8% 68.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,602 1,351 1,251
Scheduled Tribe 990 514 476
Illiterate 6,038 2,453 3,585

Caste-wise Population - Lonar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Lonar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,602 1,351 1,251
Schedule Tribe 990 514 476

Religion-wise Population - Lonar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lonar is 12,407 which is 52.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lonar is 8,241 which is 35.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lonar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,407 (52.99%) 6,428 5,979
Muslim 8,241 (35.19%) 4,256 3,985
Christian 13 (0.06%) 6 7
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 1,890 (8.07%) 982 908
Jain 833 (3.56%) 426 407
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 30 (0.13%) 16 14

Literacy Rate - Lonar

The total literacy rate of Lonar was 86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 17,378 literates, males were 9,661 while females were 7,717. Also the male literacy rate was 92.96% and the female literacy rate was 78.62% in Lonar.

  Lonar Maharashtra
Female 78.62% 75.87%
Male 92.96% 88.38%
Total 86% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Lonar

The Sex Ratio of Lonar is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Lonar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Lonar.

Child Population - Lonar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,208 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lonar. Out of which 1,721 were male while 1,487 were female.

Working Population - Lonar

In Lonar Municipal Council out of total population, 8,515 were engaged in work activities. 86% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,515 workers engaged in Main Work, 472 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,375 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,324 5,564 1,760
Cultivators 472 409 63
Agriculture Labourer 2,375 1,420 955
Household Industries 151 64 87
Other Workers 4,326 3,671 655
Marginal Workers 1,191 649 542
Non Working 14,901 5,901 9,000

Lonar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lonar is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,612 77.7% 894
2 Ward No - 2 1,374 75.5% 927
3 Ward No - 3 1,750 76.2% 892
4 Ward No - 4 1,270 71.6% 981
5 Ward No - 5 2,007 67.7% 977
6 Ward No - 6 1,606 59.6% 985
7 Ward No - 7 1,407 77.9% 891
8 Ward No - 8 1,892 78.5% 894
9 Ward No - 9 476 77.9% 889
10 Ward No - 10 1,078 79.3% 875
11 Ward No - 11 1,420 72.5% 983
12 Ward No - 12 1,412 72% 948
13 Ward No - 13 1,383 69.5% 970
14 Ward No - 14 1,132 81% 928
15 Ward No - 15 1,145 81.3% 902
16 Ward No - 16 1,155 74.7% 1,005
17 Ward No - 17 1,297 77.4% 902

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