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About Nivkholwadi Village

Nivkholwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 165 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,285 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nivkholwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nivkholwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416705
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 165
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,285
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nivkholwadi compares

By the 2011 count Nivkholwadi is the 150th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Nivkholwadi

Nivkholwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nivkholwadi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nate, Navedar, Nerakewadi and Nikharewadi. 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 Nivkholwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nivkholwadi village had a population of 377. That makes it the 150th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Nivkholwadi village has 165 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nivkholwadi has about 1285 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Nivkholwadi is 416705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nivkholwadi covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nivkholwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nivkholwadi 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 10+ km distance for Nivkholwadi.

Nivkholwadi 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 Nivkholwadi today is likely to be higher.

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