Nighoj Population, Caste, Working Data Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Nighoj is a village situated in Rahta taluka of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 792 families residing in the village Nighoj. The total population of Nighoj is 3,844 out of which 1,938 are males and 1,906 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nighoj is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nighoj village is 525 which is 14% of the total population. There are 265 male children and 260 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nighoj is 981 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Nighoj village.

Population
3,844
Families
792
Literacy
88.91%
Sex Ratio
983

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nighoj is 88.9%. Thus Nighoj village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.4% of Ahmadnagar district. The male literacy rate is 93.66% and the female literacy rate is 84.08% in Nighoj village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nighoj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Nighoj Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nighoj village.

Total Male Female
Children 525 265 260
Literacy 88.91% 93.66% 84.08%
Scheduled Caste 720 346 374
Scheduled Tribe 346 176 170
Illiterate 893 371 522

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Nighoj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nighoj village out of total population, 1,759 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,759 workers engaged in Main Work, 505 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,596 1,021 575
Cultivators 505 328 177
Agriculture Labourer 448 229 219
Household Industries 56 43 13
Other Workers 587 421 166
Marginal Workers 163 45 118
Non Working 2,085 872 1,213

Nearby Villages to Nighoj,

Below are the list of villages near Nighoj village in Rahta.

Village Population
Pimpalwadi 4,034
Nimgaon Korhale 5,978
Rui 5,211
Kankuri 1,720
Sawali Vihir Bk. 7,115
Nandurkhi Kh. 1,259
Sawali Vihir Kh. 3,757
Korhale 4,798
Dorhale 2,694
Nandurkhi Bk. 3,855

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