# Botkul Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/botkul/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Botkul Botkul is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 332 households**, the 78th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,509people (2011) - 332households - 75.8%literacy - 861females per 1,000 males ## Botkul PIN code and other codes Botkul falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Botkul from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Latur (district HQ)50 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)23 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 Botkul? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Botkul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Botkul known for? The main crops are **soybean, toor and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 87% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Botkul Of every 100 households in Botkul in 2011, 53 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Botkul · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **74% Toilet within the home ****17%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****92%** **63% Television ****21%** **28% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **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 Botkul? ■ Botkul · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **887 Working population ****54.0%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 374 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 - Takli1,545 people - Mamdapur1,528 people - Aundha1,523 people - Sonkhed1,515 people - Wadgaon1,447 people - Hadoli1,432 people - Hanmantwadi [ha]1,428 people - Mugaon1,420 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Botkul from Latur?50 km by road - What is the population of Botkul?1,509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Botkul in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Botkul?75.8% (Census 2011)