Nilanga

Nilanga
Nirlingpur
City
Nilanga is located in Maharashtra
Nilanga
Nilanga
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°06′58″N 76°45′09″E / 18.11611°N 76.75250°E / 18.11611; 76.75250
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictLatur
TalukaNilanga
Elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
72,000[1]
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PINCODE
413521
Vehicle registrationMH-24
Lok Sabha constituencyLatur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNilanga[2]

Nilanga is a town with a municipal council in Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Nilanga Taluka.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Nilanga had a population of 36,112.[1] Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Literacy rate of Nilanga is 80% lower than state average of 82.34%. In Nilanga, Male literacy is around 85.84% while female literacy rate is 73.71%. In 2011 in Nilanga, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.42% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.98% of total population in Nilanga.[1]

Religions in Nilanga
Religion Percent
Hindus
70%
Buddhists
10%
Muslims
16%
Christians
0.2%
Jains
3.4%
Others†
0.4%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), OBC, VJNT (<0.2%).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nilanga town population". census2011. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.