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Loha, India
Town
Loha, India Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°57′44″N 77°07′51″E / 18.9623°N 77.1309°E / 18.9623; 77.1309
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Population
• Total	24,125
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	43170 8
Area code	02466
Vehicle registration	MH 26

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."

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 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.

Hospitals※

There 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※

There 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.)

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