# Nigudwadi Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Nigudwadi

Nigudwadi is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 142 households**, the 140th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 490people (2011)
- 142households
- 71.8%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Nigudwadi PIN code and other codes

Nigudwadi falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565825

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

## How far is Nigudwadi from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)70 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 Nigudwadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nigudwadi; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devrukh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sadvali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Nigudwadi known for?

About 10% of the 856 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Nigudwadi

Of every 100 households in Nigudwadi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nigudwadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**14%

Tap water ****1%**

**61%

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

**41%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****2%**

**51%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Nigudwadi?

■ Nigudwadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**957

Working population ****54.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 264 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%)

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 Sangameshwar

- Kutgiri509 people
- Sangave509 people
- Kond Asurde507 people
- Tamhane Kh.503 people
- Nivdhe479 people
- Vayangane475 people
- Kule465 people
- Borsut458 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nigudwadi from Ratnagiri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Nigudwadi?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigudwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nigudwadi?71.8% (Census 2011)