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About Nikharewadi Village

Nikharewadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 177 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikharewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikharewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 408 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 177
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nikharewadi compares

By the 2011 count Nikharewadi is the 167th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Nikharewadi

The census records public bus service for Nikharewadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Musalmanwadi, Nanar, Nate and Navedar. 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 Nikharewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikharewadi village had a population of 341. That makes it the 167th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Nikharewadi village has 177 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikharewadi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Nikharewadi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikharewadi covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nikharewadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nikharewadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Nikharewadi is in Rajapur 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 Nikharewadi today is likely to be higher.

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