# Nikol Village, Mahuva, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Bhavnagar 

# Nikol

Nikol is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364290**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 137 households**, the 113th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 753people (2011)
- 137households
- 70.4%literacy
- 364290PIN code

## Nikol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nikol is 364290.** Nikol falls in Mahuva sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364290
- Gram panchayatNikol
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code516793

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nikol from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Mahuva (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nikol?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nikol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuva
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahuva
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nikol known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 38% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nikol

Of every 100 households in Nikol in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nikol · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**74%

Tap water ****91%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****38%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nikol?

■ Nikol · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**941

Working population ****61.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 53.8% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (20%) · **■** Marginal 204 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mahuva

- Saloli823 people
- Borla812 people
- Anganka788 people
- Ranparda765 people
- Rupavati750 people
- Kotiya675 people
- Kalmodar653 people
- Kakidi642 people

[All 131 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nikol?364290
- How far is Nikol from Bhavnagar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Nikol?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikol in?Bhavnagar district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Nikol?70.4% (Census 2011)