Lakhandur

Lakhandur is a City and headquarter of Lakhandur Taluka in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, India. It is connected with National Highway NH-353C.It was Vidhan Sabha Constituency till 2009. It is located in vidharbha region of Maharashtra.It is located on bank of chulbandh river.

Lakhandur
Town
Lakhandur Town Location in Lakhandur Taluka
Coordinates: 20°45′0″N 79°53′0″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Vidarbha
District	Bhandara
Taluka	Lakhandur
Government
• Type	Nagar panchayat
• Body	Lakhandur Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,231
Demonym	Lakhandurwasi
Languages
• Official	Marathi
• Additional Official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441803
Telephone code	+917181
Vehicle registration	MH- 36
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sakoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Demographics

As at the 2011 census, the population was 9231; 4659 males and 4572 females, giving a sex ration of 981, higher than the state average of 929 . There were 1012 children aged 0–6 = 10.96% of the total population. The literacy rate was 84.46% (males 89.71% females 79.16%) higher than the state average of 82.34%.^[1]

Educational facilities

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar vidyalaya
• Shivaji vidyalaya
• Siddhartha Jr college
• Y. C. college
• Z. P. High School
• Government ITI college