# Jau Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/jau/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Jau Jau is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 216 households**, the 95th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,158people (2011) - 216households - 80.7%literacy - 1,125females per 1,000 males ## Jau PIN code and other codes Jau falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jau from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Latur (district HQ)50 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)18 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 Jau? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 · Nilanga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Jau known for? The main crops are **soybean, toor and jowar**. Products made here include jaggery. About 69% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Jau Of every 100 households in Jau in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jau · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **74% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****73%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****73%** **63% Television ****18%** **28% Mobile phone ****88%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Jau? ■ Jau · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **887 Working population ****35.6%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (33%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%) 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 - Tambarwadi1,223 people - Anandwadi Ambulga Bk.1,215 people - Baspur1,201 people - Ambulga Men1,166 people - Wadikasar Shirshi1,132 people - Jamga1,130 people - Pirupatelwadi1,115 people - Bendga1,035 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jau from Latur?50 km by road - What is the population of Jau?1,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jau in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jau?80.7% (Census 2011)