# Nikharewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Nikharewadi

Nikharewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 85 households**, the 173rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 341people (2011)
- 85households
- 76.6%literacy
- 416702PIN code

## Nikharewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nikharewadi is 416702.** Nikharewadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416702
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566104

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

## How far is Nikharewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)92 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Nikharewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nikharewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khatevaran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hatvile
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Nikharewadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 9% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Nikharewadi

Of every 100 households in Nikharewadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nikharewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Nikharewadi?

■ Nikharewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**948

Working population ****51.9%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 62.9% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 130 (73%)

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 Rajapur

- Janshi348 people
- Shedekarwadi348 people
- Guravwadi345 people
- Varchiwadi344 people
- Madban340 people
- Varchi Guravwadi339 people
- Sutarwadi338 people
- Madheliwadi334 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nikharewadi?416702
- How far is Nikharewadi from Ratnagiri?92 km by road
- What is the population of Nikharewadi?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikharewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nikharewadi?76.6% (Census 2011)