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About Nirukhe Village

Nirukhe is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 965 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Nirukhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirukhe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 965
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nirukhe compares

By the 2011 count Nirukhe is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Nirukhe

Nirukhe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nirukhe as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nene, Netarde, Nhaveli and Nigude. 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 Nirukhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirukhe village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Nirukhe village has 965 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirukhe has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Nirukhe covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nirukhe falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nirukhe notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nirukhe.

Nirukhe is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Nirukhe today is likely to be higher.

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