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About Nigadi Village

Nigadi is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 287 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.18 hectares hectares.

Nigadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 277.18 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 287
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigadi compares

By the 2011 count Nigadi is the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 277.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Nigadi

Nigadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nigadi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nigadi from other places

Nigadi lies about 119 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 Nigadi
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 20 km
Nearest railway station Goregaon Road 28 km
Nearest town Indāpur 35 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 119 km

Villages closest to Nigadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigadi village had a population of 661. That makes it the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Nigadi village has 287 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigadi has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1330.

Nigadi covers 277.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nigadi falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nigadi is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Nigadi.

Nigadi is about 119 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigadi is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 20 km away. Goregaon Road is about 28 km away. Indāpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawalwadi (under 2 km), Sakhari (under 2 km) and Ranavali (3.6 km).

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

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