# Nirukhe Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/nirukhe/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Nirukhe Nirukhe is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,930 people in 424 households**, the 19th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,930people (2011) - 424households - 87.8%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Nirukhe PIN code and other codes Nirukhe falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566845 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? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)33 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)2 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nirukhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 · Kalegaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 **rice, coconut and kokam**. Products made here include wooden toys. About 52% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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, 97 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nirukhe · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****74%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **21% Tap water ****33%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **83% Use banking services ****74%** **60% Television ****66%** **50% Mobile phone ****81%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **26% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713** **927 Working population ****43.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.5% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (10%) · **■** Household industry 88 (11%) · **■** Other work 307 (37%) · **■** Marginal 248 (30%) 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 Sawantwadi - Insuli2,457 people - Kumbharwada2,406 people - Sherle2,330 people - Kalambist2,005 people - Malgaon1,913 people - Nhaveli1,879 people - Kshetrapal1,816 people - Shirshinge1,810 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nirukhe from Oras Bk.?33 km by road - What is the population of Nirukhe?1,930 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nirukhe in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nirukhe?87.8% (Census 2011)