# Nirukhe Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Nirukhe

Nirukhe is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416521**. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 230 households**, the 76th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 856people (2011)
- 230households
- 82.5%literacy
- 416521PIN code

## Nirukhe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nirukhe is 416521.** Nirukhe falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416521
- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566740

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

## How far is Nirukhe from nearby towns?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)41 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 Nirukhe?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nirukhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Awalegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kudal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sindhudurgnagari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Nirukhe known for?

The main crops are **cashew, coconut and mango**. About 17% of the 1,129 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Nirukhe

Of every 100 households in Nirukhe in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nirukhe · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**79%

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

**15%

Tap water ****18%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****26%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Nirukhe?

■ Nirukhe · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1609**

**902

Working population ****43.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (11%) · **■** Marginal 56 (15%)

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 Kudal

- Kavilkate875 people
- Amberi869 people
- Bhadgaon Bk.866 people
- Dholkarwadi858 people
- Wados836 people
- Naiknagar832 people
- Ghatakarnagar826 people
- Munagi824 people

[All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nirukhe?416521
- How far is Nirukhe from Oras Bk.?17 km by road
- What is the population of Nirukhe?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirukhe in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nirukhe?82.5% (Census 2011)
