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About Nitur Village

Nitur is one of the larger villages in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,397, made up of 3,295 males and 3,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1998.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nitur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nitur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Pincode 413530
Area (hectares) 1998.59 hectares
Population 6,397
Male Population 3,295
Female Population 3,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nitur compares

By the 2011 count Nitur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1998.59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nitur

Nitur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nitur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nitur from other places

Nitur lies about 28 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nitur
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 25 km
District headquarters Latur 28 km

Villages closest to Nitur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilanga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nitur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nitur village had a population of 6,397. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Nitur village has 3,295 males and 3,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nitur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nitur is 413530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nitur covers 1998.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nitur falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nitur is Bhatangali, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nitur.

Nitur is about 28 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nitur is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 14 km away. Bhatangali is about 25 km away. Latur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindnagarwadi (under 2 km), Tajpur (2.1 km) and Dangewadi (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nitur today is likely to be higher.

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