Village · Nilanga, Latur # Zari Zari is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,816 people in 348 households, the 61st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,816 people (2011) - 348 households - 80.8% literacy - 965 females per 1,000 males ## Zari PIN code and other codes Zari falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Nilanga - Census village code 560755 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Zari from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Latur (district HQ) 58 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Zari? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Zari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nilanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nilanga - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Zari known for? Products made here include jaggery. About 87% of the 582 hectares of village land is sown, and 497 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Zari Of every 100 households in Zari in 2011, 66 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Zari · ■ Nilanga rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 74% - Toilet within the home 9% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 80% - Tap water 43% 50% - Drinking water within premises 39% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92% - Use banking services 4% 63% - Television 18% 28% - Mobile phone 44% 56% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 46% 32% - Own their home 92% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Zari? ■ Zari · ■ Nilanga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 992 887 - Working population 55.2% 47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 421 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 507 (51%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 37 (4%) · ■ Marginal 26 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilanga - Chincholi 1,895 people - Tupdi 1,866 people - Talikhed 1,821 people - Chandori 1,816 people - Gunjarga 1,806 people - Jewari 1,803 people - Kalmugali 1,795 people - Mirgan Halli 1,757 people All 162 villages in Nilanga ## Quick answers - How far is Zari from Latur? 58 km by road - What is the population of Zari? 1,816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Zari in? Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Zari? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/zari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.