Location: Nilanga

Nilanga
Nilanga is a city with a municipal council in Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Nilanga Taluka. The city is small is the Taluka Headquarter.
History
Nilanga is a Taluka in Latur District of Maharashtra State, India. Nilanga Taluka Head Quarters is Nilanga town. It belongs to Marathwada region. It belongs to Aurangabad Division. It is located 49 KM towards South from District head quarters Latur. 500 KM from State capital Mumbai towards west.

Nilanga Taluka is bounded by Shirur Anantpal Taluka towards North, Omega Taluka towards South, Ausa Taluka towards west, Basavakalyan Taluka towards South. Nilanga City, Umarga City, Latur City, Udgir City are the nearby Cities to Nilanga.

Wadi Hasori is the smallest Village and Aurad (sha) is the biggest Village. It is in the 622 m elevations (altitude).
Population
Nilanga is a Municipal Council city in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Nilanga city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Nilanga Municipal Council has a population of 36,172 of which 18,673 are males while 17,499 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.

The population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4692 which is 12.97 % of total population of Nilanga (M Cl). In Nilanga Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 937 against the state average of 929. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Nilanga is around 923 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. The literacy rate of Nilanga city is 79.97 % lower than the state average of 82.34 %. In Nilanga, Male literacy is around 85.84 % while female literacy rate is 73.71 %.

Nilanga Municipal Council has total administration over 6,617 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nilanga Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. Currently, our website doesn’t have information on schools and hospital located within Nilanga.
Transportation
By Rail
There is no railway station near to Nilanga Taluka in less than 10 km. Latur Rail Way Station (near to Latur) are the Rail way stations reachable from nearby towns. How ever Gulbarga Rail Way Station is major railway station 95 KM near to Nilanga

By Road

Nilanga, Umarga, Latur are nearby by towns to Nilanga having road connectivity toNilanga.
Place of interest
Nilanga is famous for the rich historical background, including places like Pirpasha Darga, Dadapir Dargha, and Nilkanteshwar Mandir khandoba Mandir & Tuljabhvani Mandir Gandhi Nagar. Most of the places of the untidy and poorly maintained reason being ignorance of Government Organizations and absence of monetary resources. Nilanga ( Historic /Hemadpanthi) In Nilanga taluka, there are many Hindu temples in villages 1) Hanuman Mandir (Temple) at Makni (Thor) village which is 10 km from Nilanga town. Where every year in Summer there is Bhandara(mahapuja with Mahaprasad) i.e Food. 2) Wagheshwar mandir (Temple) at Shiradhon 27Km from Nilanga. There is a 2 Days Jatra (yatra or Fair) every year in the month of April or may (next day of Akshay Tritiya). 3) Someshwar god Shiva temple in village Talked. Where yearly on occasion of Mahashivratri festival there is a 2-day fair.