# Nilaj Village, Pauni, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pauni, Bhandara 

# Nilaj

Nilaj is a village in Pauni sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,260 people in 300 households**, the 34th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,260people (2011)
- 300households
- 79.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Nilaj PIN code and other codes

Nilaj falls in Pauni sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPauni
- Census village code537396

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nilaj from nearby towns?

- Pauni (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Pauni (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nilaj?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nilaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhivapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhivapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nilaj known for?

About 55% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nilaj

Of every 100 households in Nilaj in 2011, 66 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nilaj · ■ Pauni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**34%

Tap water ****52%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**59%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nilaj?

■ Nilaj · ■ Pauni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**963

Working population ****59.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 72.5% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (46%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 174 (23%) · **■** Marginal 92 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pauni

- Virali1,320 people
- Wahi1,307 people
- Pilandri1,290 people
- Borgaon1,273 people
- Junona1,243 people
- Somanala Bk.1,197 people
- Chikhali1,170 people
- Brahmani1,164 people

[All 156 villages in Pauni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nilaj from Bhandara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Nilaj?1,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilaj in?Bhandara district (Pauni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nilaj?79.6% (Census 2011)