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About Nhaichiad Village

Nhaichiad is a small village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 254 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nhaichiad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nhaichiad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Pincode 416518
Area (hectares) 212.15 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 254
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nhaichiad compares

By the 2011 count Nhaichiad is the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 212.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Nhaichiad

Nhaichiad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nhaichiad 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 Nhaichiad from other places

Nhaichiad lies about 30 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 14 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 Nhaichiad
Tehsil headquarters Vengurla 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 14 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 20 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 30 km

Villages closest to Nhaichiad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vengurla 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 Nhaichiad

As per the Census of India 2011, Nhaichiad village had a population of 477. That makes it the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Nhaichiad village has 254 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nhaichiad has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Nhaichiad is 416518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nhaichiad covers 212.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nhaichiad falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nhaichiad is Sawantwadi Road, about 14 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 Nhaichiad.

Nhaichiad is about 30 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nhaichiad is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Vengurla is about 7.0 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 14 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mochemad (under 2 km), Pal (3.0 km) and Palkarwadi (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nhaichiad today is likely to be higher.

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