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About Nigadi Village

Nigadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 725 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 783 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 725
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigadi compares

By the 2011 count Nigadi is the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 783 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

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 5 - 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 54 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 24 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 Shirala 7.3 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 24 km
District headquarters Sangli 54 km

Villages closest to Nigadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirala 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 1,509. That makes it the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Nigadi village has 725 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigadi has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Nigadi is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigadi covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nigadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nigadi is Shenoli, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nigadi.

Nigadi is about 54 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 7.3 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 18 km away. Shenoli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padaliwadi (2.6 km), Shivarwadi (2.8 km) and Mankarwadi (3.0 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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