Lonikand or Loni-kand (according to the Census Bureau) or Loni is a village panchayat located towards the northeast of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is located in Haveli taluka. It is named after the Kands, the important family of the village. It is located 23 kilometres towards East from Pune, 29 kilometres from Haveli and 152 kilometres from the state capital Mumbai. Wagholi, Fulgaon, Tulapur, Wadebolhai, Perne, Burkhegaon, Vadu are some nearby villages of Lonikand. It is situated on Pune-Nagar State Highway No. 27. The nearest railway station to Lonikand is Hadapsar around 22 kilometres away. Lonikand's nearest airport is Pune Airport situated at 16.7 kilometres' distance. Situated from Pune on 23 kilometres' distance it can be reached by road. It has an area of 1723.2 hectares. As of 2011 census Lonikand has a population of 7944 located in 1820 houses with 4230 males who constitute 53.24 per cent of the total population and 3714 females who constitute 46.75 per cent of the total population. Total literate population of the village is 5710 (71.86%) of which 3223 (40.57%) are males and 2487 (31.30%) are females.[1] Literacy rate in the village is lower than that of Maharashtra state which was recorded as 82.91 percent for Maharashtra in 2011. Average sex ratio of the village is 878 females for each 1000 males which is lower than the Maharashtra average of 929 females per 1000 males