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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Laxman Kashiram Gurav
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- LGD code
- 564899
- Pincode
- 415712
- Post office
- Dapoli
- Population
- 752
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1442 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 310
- Distance to district centre
- 94 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 71 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 86 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 536 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanhe · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Takawe Rural hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nigade compares
By population, Nigade ranks #71 of 172 villages in Dapoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.7%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Nigade
- 67.7%
- Dapoli mandal
- 71.3%
- Ratnagiri district
- 74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,442
+247 vs mandal average
- Nigade
- 1,442
- Dapoli mandal
- 1,195
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Nigade
- 3.5
- Dapoli mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nigade at a glance
Nigade is a village of 752 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Dapoli taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 71st-largest of 172 villages in Dapoli taluka. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,442 women per 1,000 men. It lies 94 km from the Ratnagiri district centre, 12 km from Induri, the nearest town, 9 km from Kanhe railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415712, served by Dapoli post office; the LGD village code is 564899. The nearest hospital or health centre is Takawe Rural hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Laxman Kashiram Gurav, and the village votes in Bhor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Hiraman Mandekar. The population is estimated at 887 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nigade
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Dapoli Camp
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 160
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 577.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 152
- Forest area (ha)
- 229.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nigade
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nigade
- LGD code
- 564899
- Pincode
- 415712
- Post office
- Dapoli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 752
- Population (projected 2026)
- 887
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1442
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.82817°N, 73.64925°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhor
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Hiraman Mandekar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Laxman Kashiram Gurav
- Block / Mandal
- Dapoli
Getting there
How to reach Nigade
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai86 kmcapital
- Hyderabad536 km
- Bengaluru776 km
- Chennai953 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKanhe9 km
- Bus stopVadgaon Mawal10 km
- Hospital / PHCTakawe Rural hospital5 km
- ATM / bankYes Bank10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- CollegeTalegaon medical11 km
- Police stationKamshet Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Nigade
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕MandirTemple2.5 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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