Nikane

Nikane
village
Nikane Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Nikane Nikane (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°53′48″N72°52′52″E / 19.8966635°N 72.8810859°E / 19.8966635; 72.8810859 Coordinates: 19°53′48″N72°52′52″E / 19.8966635°N 72.8810859°E / 19.8966635; 72.8810859
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,975
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551699

Nikane is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Nikane has 370 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 45.6%. ^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1975	965	1010
Children aged below 6 years	361	178	183
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1854	903	951
Literates	736	446	290
Workers (all)	1156	570	586
Main workers (total)	952	495	457
Main workers: Cultivators	415	253	162
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	486	209	277
Main workers: Household industry workers	10	3	7
Main workers: Other	41	30	11
Marginal workers (total)	204	75	129
Marginal workers: Cultivators	25	17	8
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	158	45	113
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	7	2	5
Marginal workers: Others	14	11	3
Non-workers	819	395	424

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.