# Gaur Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/gaur/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Gaur Gaur is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,053 people in 591 households**, the 27th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 3,053people (2011) - 591households - 78.7%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Gaur PIN code and other codes Gaur falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaur from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Latur (district HQ)23 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 Gaur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivani Ko. - ○Degree college10+ km · Latur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Latur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gaur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery and pottery making. About 89% of the 1,307 hectares of village land is sown, and 970 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 Gaur Of every 100 households in Gaur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gaur · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **74% Toilet within the home ****29%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **80% Tap water ****4%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **92% Use banking services ****72%** **63% Television ****33%** **28% Mobile phone ****61%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **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 Gaur? ■ Gaur · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **887 Working population ****53.8%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 490 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 770 (47%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (9%) · **■** Marginal 211 (13%) 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 - Badur3,239 people - Shirol3,183 people - Usturi3,137 people - Sarwadi3,077 people - Hosur2,954 people - Kokalgaon2,914 people - Ansarwada2,853 people - Sangvi [je]2,778 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaur from Latur?23 km by road - What is the population of Gaur?3,053 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaur in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaur?78.7% (Census 2011)