About Nikane Village

Nikane is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 965 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikane village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Dahanu
Pincode	401602
Area (hectares)	876.19 hectares
Population	1,975
Male Population	965
Female Population	1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikane compares

By the 2011 count Nikane is the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 876.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Nikane

Nikane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikane 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 Nandare, Naraliwadi, Narpad and Naruli. 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.

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Common questions about Nikane

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikane village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Nikane village has 965 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikane has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Nikane is 401602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikane covers 876.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikane falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nikane 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 Nikane.

Nikane is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane 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.