# Kasar Balkunda Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/kasar-balkunda/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Kasar Balkunda Kasar Balkunda is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,178 people in 810 households**, the 12th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 4,178people (2011) - 810households - 69.2%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Kasar Balkunda PIN code and other codes Kasar Balkunda falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasar Balkunda from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Latur (district HQ)60 km by road - Latur (nearest town)60 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 Kasar Balkunda? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kasar Balkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Kasar Balkunda known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 81% of the 1,276 hectares of village land is sown, and 993 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 Kasar Balkunda Of every 100 households in Kasar Balkunda in 2011, 75 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kasar Balkunda · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **74% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****91%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****64%** **63% Television ****24%** **28% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****38%** **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 Kasar Balkunda? ■ Kasar Balkunda · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **887 Working population ****41.8%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 399 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,056 (61%) · **■** Household industry 45 (3%) · **■** Other work 217 (12%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 - Madansuri4,636 people - Kelgaon4,464 people - Mudgad Ramling4,452 people - Tambala4,330 people - Nanand4,061 people - Sawari3,894 people - Lambota3,856 people - Shedol3,848 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kasar Balkunda from Latur?60 km by road - What is the population of Kasar Balkunda?4,178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasar Balkunda in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kasar Balkunda?69.2% (Census 2011)