Loha, Nanded district


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 state highway this is very well connected for the transportation.

Demographics

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 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 constitutes 16.07% while Schedule Tribe were 0.18% of total population in Loha.

Hospitals

There is a Government Hospital and several private hospitals in the town.
Dr. Bharati's Moraya Hospital, Accident Orthopedics and diabetes care center.

Schools / Colleges

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