Village · Nilanga, Latur
# Chilwantwadi

Chilwantwadi is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,672 people in 323 households, the 71st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 1,672 people (2011)
- 323 households
- 72.8% literacy
- 976 females per 1,000 males

## Chilwantwadi PIN code and other codes

Chilwantwadi falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Nilanga
- Census village code 560873

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chilwantwadi from nearby towns?
- Nilanga (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Latur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Latur (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chilwantwadi?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Aurad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nilanga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chilwantwadi known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, moong and toor. Products made here include jaggery and edible oil. About 88% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 696 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chilwantwadi

Of every 100 households in Chilwantwadi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chilwantwadi · ■ Nilanga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 74%
- Toilet within the home 12% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 80%
- Tap water 93% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 92%
- Use banking services 70% 63%
- Television 29% 28%
- Mobile phone 59% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 32% 32%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chilwantwadi?

■ Chilwantwadi · ■ Nilanga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 887
- Working population 41.7% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 338 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 255 (37%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 92 (13%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nilanga
- Hattarga [halsi] 1,744 people
- Halsi [ha] 1,733 people
- Harijawalga 1,730 people
- Mane Jawalga 1,715 people
- Ambulga 1,618 people
- Kalandi 1,593 people
- Takli 1,545 people
- Mamdapur 1,528 people

All 162 villages in Nilanga

## Quick answers
- How far is Chilwantwadi from Latur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Chilwantwadi? 1,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilwantwadi in? Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chilwantwadi? 72.8% (Census 2011)

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