Nikane Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Nikane is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 370 families residing in the village Nikane. The total population of Nikane is 1,975 out of which 965 are males and 1,010 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nikane is 1,047.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nikane village is 361 which is 18% of the total population. There are 178 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nikane is 1,028 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Nikane village.

Population
1,975
Families
370
Literacy
45.6%
Sex Ratio
1,047

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nikane is 45.6%. Thus Nikane village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 56.67% and the female literacy rate is 35.07% in Nikane village.

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

Nikane Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 361 178 183
Literacy 45.6% 56.67% 35.07%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,854 903 951
Illiterate 1,239 519 720

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.9% of total population in Nikane village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nikane village out of total population, 1,156 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,156 workers engaged in Main Work, 415 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 486 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 952 495 457
Cultivators 415 253 162
Agriculture Labourer 486 209 277
Household Industries 10 3 7
Other Workers 41 30 11
Marginal Workers 204 75 129
Non Working 819 395 424

Nearby Villages to Nikane,

Below are the list of villages near Nikane village in Dahanu.

Village Population
Sarani 1,613
Rankol 2,917
Bhisenagar 3,693
Dabhon 3,444
Kasa Kh. 1,872
Ambiste 632
Varoti 1,365
Saye 999
Suryanagar 786
Urse 1,095

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