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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Padma Maruti Mane
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- LGD code
- 564493
- Pincode
- 415106
- Post office
- Masur (Satara)
- Population
- 2,195
- Households
- 478
- Literacy rate
- 77.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,160
Census 2011 · in context
How Nigadi compares
By population, Nigadi ranks #72 of 216 villages in Karad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.8%
+3.5% vs mandal average
Nigadi77.8%
Karad mandal74.3%
Satara district74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
+34 vs mandal average
Nigadi1,008
Karad mandal974
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Nigadi4.6
Karad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nigadi at a glance
Nigadi is a village of 2,195 people in 478 households (Census 2011) in Karad taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 72nd-largest of 216 villages in Karad taluka. Literacy is 78%, 4 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415106, served by Masur (Satara) post office; the LGD village code is 564493. The sarpanch is Padma Maruti Mane , and the village votes in Karmala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil. The population is estimated at 2,588 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nigadi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 845
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 370
- Forest area (ha)
- 204
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nigadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nigadi
- LGD code
- 564493
- Pincode
- 415106
- Post office
- Masur (Satara)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,195
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,588
- Households
- 478
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 77.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karmala
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Padma Maruti Mane
- Block / Mandal
- Karad
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)