# Nivdhe Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Nivdhe

Nivdhe is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 120 households**, the 141st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 479people (2011)
- 120households
- 64.6%literacy
- 1,218females per 1,000 males

## Nivdhe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565842

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

## How far is Nivdhe from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)82 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)65 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 Nivdhe?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angwali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devrukh
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Nivdhe known for?

About 9% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Nivdhe

Of every 100 households in Nivdhe in 2011, 83 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nivdhe · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**14%

Tap water ****52%**

**61%

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

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****33%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Nivdhe?

■ Nivdhe · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1218**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**957

Working population ****44.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 85 (40%)

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

- Sangave509 people
- Kond Asurde507 people
- Tamhane Kh.503 people
- Nigudwadi490 people
- Vayangane475 people
- Kule465 people
- Borsut458 people
- Bhimnagar441 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nivdhe from Ratnagiri?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nivdhe?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nivdhe in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nivdhe?64.6% (Census 2011)