Nilanga
City in Maharashtra, India
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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.
Nilanga
Nirlingpur | |
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City | |
  Nilanga Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′58″N 76°45′09″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Taluka | Nilanga |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 72,000[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PINCODE | 413521 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Latur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nilanga[2] |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] 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 the state average of 82.34%. In Nilanga, literacy among males is around 85.84% while the female literacy rate is 73.71%. In 2011 in Nilanga, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Schedule Castes (SC) constitute 19.42% while Schedule Tribes (ST) were 1.98% of the total population in Nilanga.[1]
Education
- Maharashtra College of Engineering Nilanga[4]