# Nive Bk. Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/nive-bk/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Nive Bk. Nive Bk. is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,045 people in 514 households**, the 13th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,045people (2011) - 514households - 82.6%literacy - 1,135females per 1,000 males ## Nive Bk. PIN code and other codes Nive Bk. falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nive Bk. from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)78 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)11 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)11 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 Nive Bk.? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Nive Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sadawali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Nive Bk. known for? About 14% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Nive Bk. Of every 100 households in Nive Bk. in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nive Bk. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****86%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **14% Tap water ****71%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **86% Use banking services ****43%** **51% Television ****40%** **29% Mobile phone ****52%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **42% Own their home ****94%** **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 Nive Bk.? ■ Nive Bk. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **957 Working population ****57.9%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (22%) · **■** Household industry 106 (9%) · **■** Other work 297 (25%) · **■** Marginal 276 (23%) 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 - Makhajan2,316 people - Tural2,293 people - Karjuve2,177 people - Kosumb2,110 people - Muchari2,035 people - Mabhale2,028 people - Navdi2,000 people - Parchuri1,922 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nive Bk. from Ratnagiri?11 km by road - What is the population of Nive Bk.?2,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nive Bk. in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nive Bk.?82.6% (Census 2011)