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About Nilona Village

Nilona is a mid sized village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 271 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares.

Nilona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilona village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 271
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilona compares

By the 2011 count Nilona is the 100th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Nilona

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

Nilona lies about 51 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 8.0 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 Nilona
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 12 km
Nearest town Dārwha 12 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 51 km

Villages closest to Nilona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilona village had a population of 529. That makes it the 100th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Nilona village has 271 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilona has about 952 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 944.

Nilona covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilona falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilona is Bhandegaon, about 8.0 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 Nilona.

Nilona is about 51 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilona is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Bhandegaon is about 8.0 km away. Darwha is about 12 km away. Dārwha 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 Kurhad Bk (1.8 km), Kumbharkinhi (1.9 km) and Malegaon (2.5 km).

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

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