Nilanga

Nilanga is a town with a municipal council in Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Nilanga Taluka.

Nilanga Nirlingpur
City
Nilanga Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°06′58″N 76°45′09″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Taluka	Nilanga
Elevation	583 m (1,913 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	72,000[1]
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PINCODE	413521
Vehicle registration	MH-24
Lok Sabha constituency	Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nilanga[2]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Nilanga had a population of 36,112.^[1] Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Literacy rate of Nilanga is 80%, lower than the state average of 82.34%. In Nilanga, literacy among males is around 85.84% while the female literacy rate is 73.71%. In 2011 in Nilanga, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Schedule Castes (SC) constitute 19.42% while Schedule Tribes (ST) were 1.98% of the total population in Nilanga.^[1]

Religions in Nilanga

Religion			Percent
Hindus			70%
Buddhists			10%
Muslims			16%
Christians			0.2%
Jains			3.4%
Others†			0.4%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), OBC, VJNT (<0.2%).