# Nimaj Village, Kavathemahankal, Sangli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kavathemahankal, Sangli 

# Nimaj

Nimaj is a village in Kavathemahankal sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 194 households**, the 43rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 194households
- 66.8%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Nimaj PIN code and other codes

Nimaj falls in Kavathemahankal sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKavathemahankal
- Census village code568764

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

## How far is Nimaj from nearby towns?

- Kavathemahankal (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)55 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 Nimaj?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nimaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagaj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kavathemahankal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavathe Mahankal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Nimaj known for?

About 79% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 773 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 Nimaj

Of every 100 households in Nimaj in 2011, 62 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nimaj · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**39%

Tap water ****28%**

**48%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****76%**

**82%

Television ****22%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Nimaj?

■ Nimaj · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**848

Working population ****48.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 303 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (22%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 45 (8%)

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 Kavathemahankal

- Morgaon1,360 people
- Jaygavhan1,335 people
- Alkud1,309 people
- Mhaisal1,266 people
- Kerewadi1,034 people
- Shelkewadi1,001 people
- Shindewadi948 people
- Zurewadi936 people

[All 60 villages in Kavathemahankal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nimaj from Sangli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Nimaj?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimaj in?Sangli district (Kavathemahankal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nimaj?66.8% (Census 2011)