Lonar
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| Lonar | |
  Lonar
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| State - District(s) |
Maharashtra - Buldana |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 563 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
20,082 - |
Lonar is a city and a municipal council in Buldana district of the division of Amravati of the region of Vidarbha in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Lonar is a taluka of the district of Buldhana and is located near Mehkar. It is an important place in Buldhana district and is famous for Lonar crater and Lonar Lake, which is located at Lat: 19°58'N Long: 76°30'E.
Lonar is situated around 550 km from Mumbai, around 160 km from Aurangabad and around 140 km via Buldhana with about 4 1/2 hours drive southeast of the famous Ajanta Caves.
The nearest railway station is Malkapur near Bhusawal railway-junction, on the Mumbai - Bhusawal - Nagpur route of Central Railway of Indian Rail and is around 100 km from Lonar.
Tourist Attractions: The world's only salt water lake in basaltic rock is in Lonar. It's a crater lake that is believed to have been caused by a meteorite hitting Earth.
[edit] Geography
Lonar is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 563 metres (1847 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Lonar had a population of 20,082. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lonar has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 58%. In Lonar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
| Cities and towns in Buldhana district |
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| Buldhana | Chikhli | Deulgaon Raja | Jalgaon Jamod | Jamod | Khamgaon | Lonar | Malkapur | Mehkar | Motala | Nandura | Sangrampur | Sindkhed Raja | Shegaon | |
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