# Nej Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikodi, Belgaum 

# Nej

Nej is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591239**. The 2011 Census counted **6,875 people in 1,521 households**, the 21st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 6,875people (2011)
- 1,521households
- 74.9%literacy
- 591239PIN code

## Nej PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nej is 591239.** Nej falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591239
- Gram panchayatNej
- Community development blockChikodi
- Census village code597170

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

## How far is Nej from nearby towns?

- Chikodi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)91 km by road
- Sadalgi (nearest town)3 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 Nej?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Nej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sadalaga
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sadalaga
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sadalgi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Nej known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and soyabean**. About 95% of the 3,045 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Nej

Of every 100 households in Nej in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nej · ■ Chikodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****60%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**77%

Use banking services ****63%**

**76%

Television ****48%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Nej?

■ Nej · ■ Chikodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**901

Working population ****51.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.9% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,652 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,046 (30%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 364 (10%) · **■** Marginal 420 (12%)

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 Chikodi

- Pattankudi8,362 people
- Manakapur8,346 people
- Soundalga7,789 people
- Mangur7,219 people
- Nagaramunnoli6,758 people
- Benadi6,647 people
- Jaganur6,553 people
- Shamanewadi6,228 people

[All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nej?591239
- How far is Nej from Belgaum?91 km by road
- What is the population of Nej?6,875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nej in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Nej?74.9% (Census 2011)