# Niphad Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Niphad

Niphad is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 133 households**, the 88th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 604people (2011)
- 133households
- 59.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Niphad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553867

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

## How far is Niphad from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)19 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 Niphad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Niphad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Niphad known for?

About 32% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Niphad

Of every 100 households in Niphad in 2011, 69 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Niphad · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**37%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****22%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Niphad?

■ Niphad · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**968

Working population ****58.4%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 52.2% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 165 (47%)

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

- Adharne623 people
- Kharmachela619 people
- Kasurghuntwadi607 people
- Tilore606 people
- Meleghar602 people
- Beneghat589 people
- Hetavane589 people
- Paned578 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Niphad from Alibag?45 km by road
- What is the population of Niphad?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niphad in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Niphad?59.1% (Census 2011)