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About Nilkanthwadi Village

Nilkanthwadi is a small village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 83 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanthwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanthwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Pincode 413521
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 83
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilkanthwadi compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanthwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nilkanthwadi

Nilkanthwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilkanthwadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nilkanthwadi from other places

Nilkanthwadi lies about 70 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed K., about 27 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 Nilkanthwadi
Nearest town Basavakalyan 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Hallikhed K. 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 33 km
District headquarters Latur 70 km

Villages closest to Nilkanthwadi

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 Nilkanthwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanthwadi village had a population of 166. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Nilkanthwadi village has 83 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanthwadi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nilkanthwadi is 413521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkanthwadi covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilkanthwadi falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilkanthwadi is Hallikhed K., about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nilkanthwadi.

Nilkanthwadi is about 70 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilkanthwadi is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Basavakalyan is about 6.1 km away. Hallikhed K. is about 27 km away. Nilanga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamdapur (7.4 km), Hallali (7.8 km) and Barmachiwadi (9.1 km).

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

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