# Nivkholwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Nivkholwadi

Nivkholwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416705**. The 2011 Census counted **377 people in 98 households**, the 155th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 377people (2011)
- 98households
- 65.3%literacy
- 416705PIN code

## Nivkholwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nivkholwadi is 416705.** Nivkholwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416705
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566162

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

## How far is Nivkholwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)26 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 Nivkholwadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nivkholwadi; 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 · Rajapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Nivkholwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 30% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Nivkholwadi

Of every 100 households in Nivkholwadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nivkholwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**33%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nivkholwadi?

■ Nivkholwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1285**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**948

Working population ****44.0%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 85 (51%)

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

- Zarye390 people
- Dandewadi389 people
- Bhabalewadi382 people
- Mirgulewadi378 people
- Bajarwadi376 people
- Rajawadi374 people
- Chikhalwadi372 people
- Gothivare371 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nivkholwadi?416705
- How far is Nivkholwadi from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Nivkholwadi?377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nivkholwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nivkholwadi?65.3% (Census 2011)