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About Nilji Village

Nilji is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,239, made up of 1,164 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Nilji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 2,239
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilji compares

By the 2011 count Nilji is the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Nilji

Nilji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilji as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nilji from other places

Nilji lies about 55 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nilji
Nearest town Sankeshwar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 55 km

Villages closest to Nilji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gadhinglaj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nilji

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilji village had a population of 2,239. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Nilji village has 1,164 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilji has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Nilji covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilji falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilji is Parakanahatti, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilji.

Nilji is about 55 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilji is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 6.1 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 8.5 km away. Parakanahatti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugali (2.6 km), Hebbal Kasaba Nool (3.0 km) and Kasaba Nool (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nilji today is likely to be higher.

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