Present day Lonavala was a part of the Seuna Yadava dynasty. Later, the Mughals realised the strategic importance of the region and kept the region for an extended time. The forts in the region and the Mavala warriors played an important role in the history of the Maratha Empire and that of the Peshwas. In 1871, the Lonavala and Khandala hill stations were established by Lord Elphinstone, who was the Governor of Bombay Presidency at the time.
Politics
The President of Lonavala Municipal Council is Smt. Surekha Nandkumar Jadhav and the Vice president is Shri. Sanjay Mohan Ghone.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Lonavala had a population of 57,698. Males constituted 53.47 of the population and females 46.53. The sex ratio in Lonavala is 870, lower than the state average of 929. Lonavala has a literacy rate of 89.33, which is higher than the state average of 82.34. The Male literacy rate is 93.4, and the female literacy rate is 84.57. 10.37 of the total population in Lonavala is of children under 6 years of age.
Religion
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.18 of the population of Lonavala followed Hinduism, 10.13% Islam, 8.75 Buddhism, 2.67 Jainism, 2.32 Christianity and the remaining 0.96 of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.
Religion in Lonavala 2011
Hinduism 75.2
Islam 10.1
Buddhism 8.75
Jainism 2.67
Christianity 2.32
Other or not stated 0.96
Climate
Lonavala has an extreme version of tropical wet and dry climate which barely is borderline with a humid subtropical climate CWa due to the January mean temperature being shy of 18.9°C. It has an extreme wet and dry climate because it's quite dry during the dry months mid October to may while it's extremely wet from June to September. July and August rainfall values are higher than most well known cities annual rainfall.
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