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Nihe Population - Thane, Maharashtra

Nihe is a large village located in Palghar Taluka of Thane district, Maharashtra with total 478 families residing. The Nihe village has population of 2246 of which 1147 are males while 1099 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nihe village population of children with age 0-6 is 364 which makes up 16.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nihe village is 958 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Nihe as per census is 1034, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Nihe village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Nihe village was 59.88 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Nihe Male literacy stands at 70.97 % while female literacy rate was 48.14 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Nihe village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Nihe village.

Nihe Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 478 - -
Population 2,246 1,147 1,099
Child (0-6) 364 179 185
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,592 799 793
Literacy 59.88 % 70.97 % 48.14 %
Total Workers 1,261 670 591
Main Worker 1,241 - -
Marginal Worker 20 11 9

Caste Factor

In Nihe village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 70.88 % of total population in Nihe village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Nihe village of Thane.

Work Profile

In Nihe village out of total population, 1261 were engaged in work activities. 98.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1261 workers engaged in Main Work, 404 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 420 were Agricultural labourer.