# Masalga Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Nilanga, Latur 

# Masalga

Masalga is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,199 people in 428 households**, the 45th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 2,199people (2011)
- 428households
- 74.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Masalga PIN code and other codes

Masalga falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNilanga
- Census village code560735

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Masalga from nearby towns?

- Nilanga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nilanga (nearest town)15 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 Masalga?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Masalga; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nitur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Masalga known for?

Products made here include jaggery. About 67% of the 569 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Masalga

Of every 100 households in Masalga in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masalga · ■ Nilanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****97%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Masalga?

■ Masalga · ■ Nilanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**887

Working population ****53.1%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (59%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%)

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

- Malegaon2,525 people
- Katejawalga2,453 people
- Sindhkhed2,334 people
- Shelgi2,255 people
- Bhutmugli2,191 people
- Hagranga2,147 people
- Yelnur2,121 people
- Shiradhon2,107 people

[All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Masalga from Latur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Masalga?2,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masalga in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Masalga?74.0% (Census 2011)