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

Nighoj is a village situated in Parner taluka of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,109 families residing in the village Nighoj. The total population of Nighoj is 10,385 out of which 5,410 are males and 4,975 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nighoj is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nighoj village is 1178 which is 11% of the total population. There are 654 male children and 524 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nighoj is 801 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Nighoj village.

Population
10,385
Families
2,109
Literacy
76.55%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nighoj is 76.6%. Thus Nighoj village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.4% of Ahmadnagar district. The male literacy rate is 84.38% and the female literacy rate is 68.19% 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 1,178 654 524
Literacy 76.55% 84.38% 68.19%
Scheduled Caste 923 443 480
Scheduled Tribe 415 209 206
Illiterate 3,337 1,397 1,940

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Nighoj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nighoj village out of total population, 5,243 were engaged in work activities. 95.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,243 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,998 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 751 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,020 2,875 2,145
Cultivators 2,998 1,538 1,460
Agriculture Labourer 751 358 393
Household Industries 148 112 36
Other Workers 1,123 867 256
Marginal Workers 223 132 91
Non Working 5,142 2,403 2,739

Nearby Villages to Nighoj,

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

Village Population
Patharwadi 1,867
Morwadi 1,139
Jawala 6,097
Dhawanwadi 630
Sangvi Surya 1,445
Gadilgaon 927
Ganji Bhoyare 2,404
Gunore 1,616
Pimpri Jalsen 1,874
Mhase Kh. 1,263

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