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About Nigade Village

Nigade is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 269 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415708
Area (hectares) 413.86 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 269
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigade compares

By the 2011 count Nigade is the 114th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 413.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Nigade

Nigade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nigade 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 Nandgaon, Nandgaon Mohalla, Nandivali and Natu Nagar. 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 Nigade

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigade village had a population of 573. That makes it the 114th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Nigade village has 269 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigade has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Nigade is 415708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigade covers 413.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nigade falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nigade 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 Nigade.

Nigade is in Khed 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 Nigade today is likely to be higher.

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