Village · Nilanga, Latur # Kokalgaon Kokalgaon is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 2,914 people in 658 households, the 29th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,914 people (2011) - 658 households - 73.2% literacy - 887 females per 1,000 males ## Kokalgaon PIN code and other codes Kokalgaon falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Nilanga - Census village code 560829 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kokalgaon from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Latur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kokalgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kokalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khilari - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khilari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nilanga - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kokalgaon known for? The main crops are soybean, jowar and urad. About 87% of the 1,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 858 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kokalgaon Of every 100 households in Kokalgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kokalgaon · ■ Nilanga rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 74% - Toilet within the home 12% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 80% - Tap water 41% 50% - Drinking water within premises 64% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 92% - Use banking services 83% 63% - Television 26% 28% - Mobile phone 58% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 20% 32% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kokalgaon? ■ Kokalgaon · ■ Nilanga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 887 - Working population 48.8% 47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 556 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 621 (44%) · ■ Household industry 25 (2%) · ■ Other work 142 (10%) · ■ Marginal 78 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilanga - Usturi 3,137 people - Sarwadi 3,077 people - Gaur 3,053 people - Hosur 2,954 people - Ansarwada 2,853 people - Sangvi [je] 2,778 people - Hadga 2,735 people - Mudgad [ekoji] 2,692 people All 162 villages in Nilanga ## Quick answers - How far is Kokalgaon from Latur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kokalgaon? 2,914 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kokalgaon in? Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kokalgaon? 73.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/kokalgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.