Loha, Nanded

For other uses, see Loha (disambiguation).

Loha लोहा
city
Loha Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Population (2011)
• Total	24,125
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	431708

Loha is a city and a 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 state highway this is very well connected for the transportation.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, 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.

Loha has Tahsil 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.

Hospitals

There is a Government Hospital and several private hospitals in the town.

Schools / Colleges

There are good schools and colleges serving good quality educations to the students from city as well as surroundings.

See also

• Sonkhed