# Aurad Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/aurad/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Aurad Aurad is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **14,536 people in 2,674 households**, the 1st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 14,536people (2011) - 2,674households - 76.3%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Aurad PIN code and other codes Aurad falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aurad from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Latur (district HQ)70 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)25 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 Aurad? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Aurad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Aurad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Aurad known for? The main crops are **soybean and sugarcane**. Products made here include pulse mill and jaggery. About 84% of the 1,354 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,086 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 Aurad Of every 100 households in Aurad in 2011, 86 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Aurad · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **74% Toilet within the home ****42%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **80% Tap water ****67%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **92% Use banking services ****67%** **63% Television ****47%** **28% Mobile phone ****67%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **32% Own their home ****88%** **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 Aurad? ■ Aurad · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **887 Working population ****37.1%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 595 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,290 (43%) · **■** Household industry 208 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,988 (37%) · **■** Marginal 306 (6%) 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 Nilanga - Kasarshirshi8,916 people - Halgara6,536 people - Nitur6,397 people - Dapka5,031 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aurad from Latur?70 km by road - What is the population of Aurad?14,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurad in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Aurad?76.3% (Census 2011)