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About Nila Village

Nila is a large village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,335, made up of 1,194 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.96 hectares hectares.

Nila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nila village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 741.96 hectares
Population 2,335
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nila compares

By the 2011 count Nila is the 20th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 741.96 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Nila

Nila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nila as Available within village. 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 Nila from other places

Nila lies about 29 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 12 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 Nila
Tehsil headquarters Purna 4.1 km
Nearest town Pūrna 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 12 km
District headquarters Parbhani 29 km

Villages closest to Nila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purna 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 Nila

As per the Census of India 2011, Nila village had a population of 2,335. That makes it the 20th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Nila village has 1,194 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nila has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Nila covers 741.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nila falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nila is Chudawa, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Nila.

Nila is about 29 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nila is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Purna is about 4.1 km away. Pūrna is about 4.1 km away. Chudawa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanad Kheda (1.8 km), Ajdapur (2.4 km) and Khujada (3.2 km).

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

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