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

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Village · Nilanga, Latur 

# Shend

Shend is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 273 households**, the 83rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 273households
- 74.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Shend PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNilanga
- Census village code560738

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

## How far is Shend from nearby towns?

- Nilanga (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Nilanga (nearest town)20 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 Shend?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shend; 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
- ●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 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Shend known for?

The main crops are **soybean, sugarcane and toor**. Products made here include jaggery. About 95% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Shend

Of every 100 households in Shend in 2011, 69 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shend · ■ Nilanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**63%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shend?

■ Shend · ■ Nilanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**887

Working population ****46.6%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 67.8% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 389 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (12%) · **■** Marginal 29 (4%)

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

- Wadgaon1,447 people
- Hadoli1,432 people
- Hanmantwadi [ha]1,428 people
- Mugaon1,420 people
- Ambewadi Masalga1,398 people
- Sirshi1,379 people
- Limbala1,360 people
- Gurhal1,347 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shend from Latur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shend?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shend in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shend?74.8% (Census 2011)