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- LGD code
- 554654
- Pincode
- 402104
- Post office
- Mangaon (Raigarh(MH))
- Population
- 721
- Households
- 167
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1060 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 420
Census 2011 · in context
How Nilghun compares
By population, Nilghun ranks #69 of 184 villages in Mangaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
−11.3% vs mandal average
Nilghun58.5%
Mangaon mandal69.8%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,060
+31 vs mandal average
Nilghun1,060
Mangaon mandal1,029
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Nilghun4.3
Mangaon mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nilghun at a glance
Nilghun is a village of 721 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Mangaon taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 69th-largest of 184 villages in Mangaon taluka. Literacy is 59%, 11 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,060 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402104, served by Mangaon (Raigarh(MH)) post office; the LGD village code is 554654. The village votes in Shrigonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pachpute Vikram Babanrao. The population is estimated at 850 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Degaon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilghun · this village | 721 | 59% | — |
| Degaon · Mangaon | 1,116 | 67% | — |
| Rile · Mangaon | 396 | 62% | — |
| Pachole · Mangaon | 311 | 80% | — |
| Adarshnagar · Mangaon | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nilghun
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 249
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 146.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 25.09
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nilghun
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nilghun
- LGD code
- 554654
- Pincode
- 402104
- Post office
- Mangaon (Raigarh(MH))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 721
- Population (projected 2026)
- 850
- Households
- 167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1060
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shrigonda
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pachpute Vikram Babanrao
- Block / Mandal
- Mangaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 402104
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)