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

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Nilaj

Nilaj is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441806**. The 2011 Census counted **1,566 people in 365 households**, the 27th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,566people (2011)
- 365households
- 83.8%literacy
- 441806PIN code

## Nilaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilaj is 441806.** Nilaj falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code441806
- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537144

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?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)90 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)90 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 62% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilaj · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**86%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**942

Working population ****55.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 71.7% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (53%) · **■** Household industry 43 (5%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 170 (19%)

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 Sakoli

- Wangi1,718 people
- Ghanod1,710 people
- Sawarbandh1,669 people
- Jambhali Khamba1,572 people
- Khamba1,555 people
- Sivanibandh1,504 people
- Jamanapur1,480 people
- Vihirgaon1,415 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilaj?441806
- How far is Nilaj from Bhandara?90 km by road
- What is the population of Nilaj?1,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilaj in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nilaj?83.8% (Census 2011)