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Lonar, India

Lonar is a town of 23,416 people in Maharashtra, India.

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Population23,416 GeoNames
Elevation563 m 1,847 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area0.7 km²
Nearest airportAkola Airport (AKD) 97 km

Why visit Lonar

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Lonar

Lonar is a town, just 79 km from Buldhana and municipal council in Buldhana district of Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is the headquarter of Lonar taluka and is located near Mehkar.

From the Wikipedia article Lonar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Lonar on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Museums and landmarks1

Limbi Stepwell

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Where to stay1

MTDC Lonar

Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

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Churches and places of worship2

Daitya Sudan Temple

Place of worship

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Kumareshwar Temple

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Healthcare2

Bhora Hospital

Hospital

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Rural Hospital, Lonar

Hospital · 1.9 km

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Map of Lonar

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Getting there and nearby towns

Akola Airport (AKD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 97 km away.

  • Pimpalkhuta 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
  • Koyali 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
  • Wadgaon Tejan 7 km north, about 7 min by car
  • Udanapur 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
  • Walhur 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
  • Anjani Khurd 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
  • Wadgaon Sarhad 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
  • Sultanpur 11 km north, about 11 min by car
  • Talni 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
  • Rajani 13 km north, about 13 min by car

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