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About Niwgha Village

Niwgha is a large village in Mudkhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,915, made up of 2,472 males and 2,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niwgha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niwgha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mudkhed
Pincode 431806
Area (hectares) 1198.37 hectares
Population 4,915
Male Population 2,472
Female Population 2,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Niwgha compares

By the 2011 count Niwgha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 1198.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Niwgha

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

How far is Niwgha from other places

Niwgha lies about 16 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Mugat, about 4.5 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 Niwgha
Tehsil headquarters Mudkhed 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Mugat 4.5 km
District headquarters Nanded 16 km

Villages closest to Niwgha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mudkhed 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 Niwgha

As per the Census of India 2011, Niwgha village had a population of 4,915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Niwgha village has 2,472 males and 2,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niwgha has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Niwgha is 431806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niwgha covers 1198.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niwgha falls under Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Niwgha is Mugat, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Niwgha.

Niwgha is about 16 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niwgha is in Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mudkhed is about 4.4 km away. Mugat is about 4.5 km away. Nanded is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambala (2.8 km), Dongargaon (3.1 km) and Vaijapur (3.7 km).

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

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