# Nikavali Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Nikavali

Nikavali is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 108 households**, the 160th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 524people (2011)
- 108households
- 65.8%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Nikavali PIN code and other codes

Nikavali falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551707

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

## How far is Nikavali from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)99 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)29 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 Nikavali?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nikavali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dahanu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bordi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Nikavali known for?

The main crops are **toddy, madi and chikoo**. About 38% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Nikavali

Of every 100 households in Nikavali in 2011, 34 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nikavali · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****52%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Nikavali?

■ Nikavali · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**979

Working population ****59.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 282 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Dahanu

- Pardi632 people
- Pokharan622 people
- Pimpalshet Kh.606 people
- Talothe529 people
- Vyahali517 people
- Bodgaon495 people
- Vire488 people
- Punjave467 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikavali from Thane?99 km by road
- What is the population of Nikavali?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikavali in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nikavali?65.8% (Census 2011)