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About Nivoshi Village

Nivoshi is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 179 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.46 hectares hectares.

Nivoshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nivoshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 250.46 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 179
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nivoshi compares

By the 2011 count Nivoshi is the 96th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 250.46 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Nivoshi

Nivoshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nivoshi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Musalmanwadi, Muslimgaon, Name and Nandivali. 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 Nivoshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nivoshi village had a population of 395. That makes it the 96th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Nivoshi village has 179 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nivoshi has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

Nivoshi covers 250.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nivoshi falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nivoshi.

Nivoshi is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Nivoshi today is likely to be higher.

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