# Dapka Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/dapka/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Dapka Dapka is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,031 people in 1,004 households**, the 5th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 5,031people (2011) - 1,004households - 86.0%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Dapka PIN code and other codes Dapka falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dapka from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Latur (district HQ)52 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)12 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 Dapka? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Dapka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dapka known for? Products made here include jaggery. About 91% of the 817 hectares of village land is sown, and 747 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 Dapka Of every 100 households in Dapka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dapka · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **74% Toilet within the home ****47%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **80% Tap water ****58%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **92% Use banking services ****68%** **63% Television ****60%** **28% Mobile phone ****81%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **32% Own their home ****85%** **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 Dapka? ■ Dapka · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **887 Working population ****33.2%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (32%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 650 (39%) · **■** Marginal 65 (4%) 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 - Aurad14,536 people - Kasarshirshi8,916 people - Halgara6,536 people - Nitur6,397 people - Ambulga Bk.4,960 people - Chincholi4,922 people - Madansuri4,636 people - Kelgaon4,464 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dapka from Latur?52 km by road - What is the population of Dapka?5,031 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dapka in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dapka?86.0% (Census 2011)