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About Nikwel Village

Nikwel is a mid sized village in Baglan tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 790 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.1 hectares hectares.

Nikwel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikwel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Baglan
Area (hectares) 485.1 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 790
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikwel compares

By the 2011 count Nikwel is the 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,998 residents. Its 485.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Nikwel

Nikwel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikwel 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandin, Narkol, Nave Nirpur and Navegaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nikwel

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikwel village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,998 residents.

Nikwel village has 790 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikwel has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Nikwel covers 485.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikwel falls under Baglan tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nikwel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Nikwel is in Baglan tehsil of Nashik district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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