# Nigade Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Nigade

Nigade is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 203 households**, the 70th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 847people (2011)
- 203households
- 68.4%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Nigade PIN code and other codes

Nigade falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553964

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

## How far is Nigade from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)18 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 Nigade?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nigade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Nigade known for?

About 34% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Nigade

Of every 100 households in Nigade in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nigade · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**27%

Tap water ****45%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**36%

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

**37%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****82%**

**53%

Television ****45%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Nigade?

■ Nigade · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**968

Working population ****30.0%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (17%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

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 Pen

- Mothe Bhal923 people
- Shirki Chawl No.1868 people
- Mothe Vadhav859 people
- Mangrul852 people
- Kashmire836 people
- Kharkarawi826 people
- Uchede808 people
- Washiwali800 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nigade from Alibag?30 km by road
- What is the population of Nigade?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigade in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nigade?68.4% (Census 2011)