# Nilaj Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/nilaj/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Nilaj Nilaj is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 352 households**, the 29th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,557people (2011) - 352households - 74.4%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Nilaj PIN code and other codes Nilaj falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540806 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? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)145 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)21 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? 15 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Brahampuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahampuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 63% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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, 79 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nilaj · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **69% Toilet within the home ****55%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **65% Tap water ****16%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****59%** **57% Television ****30%** **23% Mobile phone ****32%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755** **963 Working population ****60.2%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 186 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (10%) · **■** Other work 61 (7%) · **■** Marginal 594 (63%) 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 Brahmapuri - Paradgaon1,633 people - Wandra1,626 people - Waygaon1,619 people - Gogaon1,605 people - Dighori1,501 people - Chichgaon1,489 people - Sondri1,455 people - Ranmochan1,428 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nilaj from Chandrapur?145 km by road - What is the population of Nilaj?1,557 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nilaj in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nilaj?74.4% (Census 2011)