a. Female 1,592 Individuals

b. Male 1,546 Individuals

2. No of Houses 758

1.Kachha 210

2.Pakka 548

3.Below poverty line(BPL) families (No.) 74

b. Population of backword families 234

4. Educational Institutions

5. Other organizations (Institutions) :

1. Cooperative Societies.

1. Nidhal Development co op Society:

Chairman : Shri.Dinkar Nana Nirma

Secretary : Shri. Balasaheb Chavan

2. Dairy co op Socy .of Unemployed youths, Nidhal

Secretary : Shri.Khuspe Shivaji Mahadev

(Milk Collection: 500 liters per day)

iii. Utkarsha Dairy Co op Socy ,Nidhal

Chairman : Satre Ramchandra Mahadev

Secretary :Sawant Ramdas Kalu

(Milk collection : 100 liters per day)

iv. Nilkanteshwar Non-agriculture co op credit society:

Chairman : Khuspe Dattatray Shivaji

Vice Chairman : Dalvi Pandurang Narayan

Members : 450 Nos.

Established on : 21/08/2000

Share Capital : Rs 1,75,000.00

Deposits : Rs 11 Lakhs

Loan disbursement : Rs 12 lakhs.

v.Backword class Housing co op society:

Chairman : Bhondave Kundlik Mahadev

Vice Chairman : Bhondave Jyotiram Sawala

Secretary : Bhondave Krishna Dinkar.

1. Sanjeevani Mahila Mandal :

Chairman : Sau Mulani Merunisha L.

Vice Chairman : Sau Patil Sanjeevani B.

Secretary : Sau Shelar Shilavati B.

Cashier : Sau Vasav Shalan R.

2. Yojana Mahila Bachat Gat:

Chaiman : Sau Jadhav Suman A

Vice Chairman : Sau Khuspe Usha B

Secretary : Sau Jadhav Sangita A

3. Jijamata Mahila Bachat Gat:

Chairman : Sau Nirmal Pavitra J

Vice Chairman : Sau Pawar Anusaya D

Secretary : Sau Pawar Lata I

4. Pragati Mahila Bachat Gat:

Chairman : Sau Khuspe Drupada S

Vice -Chairman : Sau Dalvi Rukmini K

Secretary : Sau Guruv Sangita V

5. Indira Mahila Bachat Gat :

Chairman : Sou Maner Kudija B

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Hirabai S

Secretary : Sou Khamkar Jayashri S

1. Friends Club Nidhal:

Chairman : Khuspe Ashok Anna

Vice Chairman : Ghadge Rajendra M

Secretary : Shinde Vijaykumar D

2. Jankranti Seva Mandal, Nidhal :

Chairman : Jadhav Raghu B

Vice Chariman : Dalvi Pandurang N

c.Bhairavnath Seva Mandal,Nidhal :

Chairman : Pawar Arun R.

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Anil Y

Secretary : Satre Shivaji S

d.Jyotirling Seva Mandal,Nidhal:

Chairman: Mane Bhimrao D

Vice Chairman :Nirmal Vishwas K

Secretary : Nirmal Jagdish S

5. Hanuman Seva Mandal , Nidhal :

Chairman : Bhosale Baban N

Vice Chairman : Bhosale Rajaram S

Secretary : Bhosale Baburao V

1. Navbaudha Mandal ,Nidhal :

Chairman : Inje Pralhad S

Vice Chairman : Inje Pravin N

Secretary : Inje Aba D

2. Bor- Mala Vikas Mandal,Nidhal :

Chairman : Shinde Sampat M

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Baburao V

Secretary : Khuspe Shrikant B

3. Navanath Seva Mandal , Nidhal :

Chairman : Khuspe Baban S

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Jagannath S

Secretary: Shigade Sanjay S

Secretary : Bhondave Hanumant P

1. Vitthal Bhajani Mandal ,Nidhal :

Chairman : Jadhav Ramrao G

Vice Chairman : Jadhav Subhash J

Secretary : Jadhav Nandkumar S

2. Hanuman Bhajani Mandal ,Nidhal :

Chairman : Khuspe Pandurang Y

Vice Chairman : Bhise Kishan G

Secretary : Pawar Popat B

9. Yatra Committee :

1. Hanuman Yatra Committee :

Chairman : Ghadge Rajendra M

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Kishan B

Secretary : Khuspe Ashok A

b.Mayakka Yatra Committee :

Chairman : Bhondave Kundalik M

Secretary : Bhondave Chandrakant R

1. Shri Mahadeo Devasthan Trust :

Chairman : Khuspe Shankarao D

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Anandrao D

Secretary : Khuspe Dattatray S

2. Dnyaneshwari Parayan Committee :

Chairman : Vasav Raghunath M

Vice Chairman : Satre Balasaheb T

Secretary : Nirmal Vilas S

1. Nidhal Dongar Parisar Krishna Pani Sangharsha Committee :

Chairman : Bhondave Arjun P

Vice Chairman : Ghadge Uttam M

Secretary : Khuspe Kishor B

2. Vyasan Mukti Sanstha ( Habit free Institute) :

Chairman : Khuspe Dattatray S

Vice Chairman : Nirmal Babasaheb S

Secretary : Shinde Vijay D

3. Samaj Unnati Sangh : (Society Development Trust )

Chairman : Bhondave Arjun P

Vice Chairman : Bhondave Sanjay S

4. Maji Sainik Sanghatana (Ex-serviceman Trust) :

Chairman : Dalvi Jaganath D

Vice Chariman : Dalvi Dasharath G

Secretary : Ghadge Rajendra M

5. S. T. (State Transport )Karmachari Sanghatana :

Chairman : Khuspe Anil Y

Vice Chairman : Bhondave Shrikrishna D

Secretary : Khuspe Narayan R

6. Lions Club ,Nidhal :

Chairman : Khuspe Sachin B

Vice Chairman : Kumbhar Sachin S

Secretary : Khuspe Narayan R

7. Tractor Malak Sanghatana , Nidhal :

Chairman : Nirmal Babasaheb S

Vice Chairman : Ghadge Dnyandeo S

8. Naravir Umaji Naik Mandal :

Chairman : Jadhav Ankush K

Vice Chairman : Jadhav Ramchandra B

Secretary : Jadhav Suresh B

9. Ahilyadevi Krida Mandal :

Chairman : Thombre Kishan J

Vice Chairman : Thombre Tanaji N

Secretary : Thombre Balaram D

10. Nokardar & Vyavasaik Sanghatana ,Mumbai :

Chairman : Khuspe Anandrao D

Vice Chairman : Khuspe Sahebrao P

Secretaary : Yadav Ashok R

12. Govt Building & Offices :

One Gram sevak : Shri.Bhosale Nandkumar V.

Kotwal & Peons : Shinde Pandurang M , Sou. Shinde

Kaushalya J, Shri.Jadhav Jayasingh L.,Sou.Shinde Sharda P. and

Khuspe Suresh Y .

Major occupation in the Village is agricultural enterprises. This is performed by 400 Farmers. The Village being in drought prone area of the state, the major farming is of dry farming in the nature & as per revenue assessment, the village is declared as Kharif village where the farmers produce Kharif crops like pearl millet, mug, a few acreage of seasonally irrigated by use of dug wells. The major irrigated crops grown are Rabbi Jawar, wheat, onion, potato etc. The village farming as such depends upon rainfall of nature. Periodically at an interval of 3 years and 10 years, the villagers face famine conditions. Hence the farm production is not stable in nature. Hence over 550 individuals had to migrate for search of employment in the state as well as all over India. Out of them over 400 individuals are employed in metropolitan cities like Mumbai which is the major trade center of the country.

2.Carpentary:

In the Village Nidhal,there are 4 families of carpenter who are engaged in repairs and production for furniture and building materials like doors, windows etc.

3.Black smithy:

There are 3 people who are engaged in smithy of local tools like phawade, pickaxe, crow bar and their repairs. The smithy families also help in construction houses by fixing iron sheets. iron girdles etc.

4. Gold smithy:

One person in the village known as Goldsmith repairs ornaments of the villagers.

5. Potmaking :

There are 4 families of pot makers known as Kumbhar who prepares earthen pots of different nature and prepares idols of Lord Ganesh, Gauri and bullocks at the time of respective festivals.

6.Rope and broom makers :

There are 10 Matang families engaged in rope making , brooms & brushes from agave & ambadi strings.

7. Sheep Keeping :

8. Dairy Enterprises;

There are over 100 families engaged in dairy enterprises. They collect milk from cows, buffaloes, goat etc for sale & domestic use.

9. Other Enterprises of the village:

There are 3 shoe makers (Charmkar known as Chambhar), 5 barber Shops (saloons) , 15 tailoring firms, 5 washerman shops, one screen printing shop, 5 public address systems , 3 brass bands, two video shooting units, two photography studios, 2 LOCAL/STD/ISD Public Telephone call offices, 3 priests, 2 Radio repair shops , 2 watch makers, 4 fabrications units, 3 matton shops, 2 bread making units, 10 building painters, 5 cycle repairing shops , 5 flour mills , 5 Hallers & winowing units , 10 tractors ,1 tractor & motorcycles repairs shop ,4 dug well construction units, 5 cooks , 2 Gondhali’s, 1 preparation of leaf dish - cup unit , 3 stove repair units and 1 Loknatya mandal .

10. Poultry keeping :

Most of the villagers keep small poultry units.

11. Others :

Pravachankar- 3 Nos. , Kirtankar- 2 Nos.

12. Shops & trades :

Cloth shops-2, grocery -10, hotels-5, medical shops-1, stationary shops-2 , Rationing shops-2, panpatti shops-7, Bangle shops-3, chappal shops -2, Bakery shop -1, Saraf (gold & silver ornament ) shops-2 ,firewood shops -4.

1. Dugwell : Private-1 Community-1

3. Hard water pumps : 15 Nos

4. Small lift irrigation- 5 nos of which Govt. lift 1 at Thombarewadi ,Dalvi Vasti & Mayakka nagar & private lift irrigation schemes one at Dalvi Vasti & other at Bormala.

5. Tap water supply scheme: one tap water scheme and one additional & supplementary tap water scheme is located in the village

6.a. Water Tank for drinking water- Nil

b. Other source - Nil

15. Tap water supply scheme - 1

1. Community taps –24
2. Personal tap water connection- 222

c. Expenses of medication : Rs 700=00

d. i. Repairs of scheme during 1998-99 : Rs 19579=00

( Rs 4721=00 for repairs and Rs 10041=00 for material purchases

and Rs.4115=00 for repair of water pipe line).

ii. During 1999-2000 ; Rs 43511=00 ( Rs 15200=00 for repairs of

leakage of pipe line, Rs 2470=00 for repairs of electric motor

shed, Rs 9500=00 for repairs of electric motor & Rs 16341=00

for purchase of spares for system.

The maintenance work of the scheme was looked after by the

workers of village panchayat,Nidhal as well as from outsides in

respect electric motor.

Whether training of maintenance of scheme has be given to local persons ? YES . Shri Jadhav Subhash, Shri Pawar Shrirang, Shri Ghodke Baban were trained in removing water pipe leakage, Volve leakage, installation of new pipe line and repairs of stand posts.

15. Information on water resources :

1. Who under takes OT test ? Health worker of health sub-centre of the village ---Shri S.M. Chougule
2. How the test is performed? -By collecting water samples from stand posts, wells, private taps & its testing was done in dispensary laboratory.
3. Which chemical is used for purification of water ? T.C.L. powder purchased from M/S OM Vikram Co.
4. Proportion of chemical used ? ---- 1 Kg per day
5. Location of the chemical storage : At the water pump shed.
6. Adoption of personal water treatment method ? By use of mediclore liquid and by using cloth filter at tap flow.

1. Whether water was chemically tested ? Yes

8. If Yes what were the results ? -- Water was not polluted and was fit

for drinking.

1. Method adopted for water purification : TCL powder @ 1kg/day is well mixed the main water tank.

1. Use of TCL is regular/otherwise ?--- Regular.
2. Who supervises the process ? Health worker & Gramsevak.
3. How much storage of TCL has been made ? -For 3 months period of 150 Kg TCL powder.

2 Is yes what diseases ? : Nil

3.Due to Contagious diseases , deaths were occurred/otherwise : No

4. What remedies were followed ? Question does not arise.

5. Who followed these remedies : Question does not arise.

6. 6. What care is taken to control the contagious diseases :
7. a. Drained water used by personally and by community is flowed in drained pipe line and percolation tank and such water is used for irrigating the crops/ plants wherever feasible.
8. b.The village wastage is stored in Nadhef pits located outside village after its collection on daily basis.
9. c. Regular water purification treatment is followed for drinking water.
10. d. Drinking water at house hold levels is handled carefully.

of personal and 72 are of community nature.

1. Their community latrines are located at 10 places in the periphery of the village locations where 45 latrines are used by the families who do not have their own latrines. Additionally there are 27 community latrines located at 3 wadies / vasties (hamlets of Nidhal). As such 72 community latrines are used by the families.
2. There is a proposal to construct additional latrines at personal level and wherever now house is to be constructed in the village ,there is compulsion to construct the latrines in the premises of such new house.

Farm Houses :

i. Ramoshi Wasti : 3

ii. Thombre Wasti : 3

iii. Bormala : 3

iv. Shinde wadi : 3

v. Bhosale Wasti : 3

vi. Dalvi Wasti : 3

vii. S.T.Stand Wasti : 3

viii.Ghadgemala (Malavi) : 3

ix. Khuspe Wasti : 3

Total 27

5. Adoption method of maintenance of community latrines :

1. Individuals using such latrines keep themselves clean.
2. No of community latrines has been increased during compaign period .Hence village Panchayat has appointed wet-man w.e.f. 01/04/2001. He cleans once a day the community latrines in the village.

6. Who incurs the expenses ? Miscellaneous repair cost is being paid by

village Panchayat .

7. What is the source of water for latrines?

At each location of community latrines , there is small water tank connected with tap water. The tank water is used for the latrines.

8. How the waste drained water of latrines disposed off ?

In case of the community latrines , the seftic tank is constructed and wasted drained water is drained in percolation pit.

9. In construction of Govt. aided latrines whether there is misappropriation ? No

10. What remedial measures taken to overcome the problem of misappropriation ? There is no any misappropriation , hence the question of remedial measures does not arise.

11. What is percentage of latrines usage? -- 100% (Community and

personal latrines are used by the villagers.)

12. Percolation pits :

13. Drainage:

1. Length (open, close ,road side of the village roads) in meters.

14. Solid Waste:

1. How many solid waste Boxes are available in the village ? : In the different locations of the village, there are 55 solid waste pots/kundyas are kept .Of these 15 pots are of cement based where solid waste material is in bulk quantity. 40 pots are prepared of Bambu material for collecting waste material daily.
2. Whose ownership of these pots is ? all the pots are owned by the village panchayat .
3. How many pots are of community in nature ? All are considered as community pots.
4. How many pots are owned by privately ? . In each house, the waste material is collected by their pots which is collected with the help of mobile van/tractor every day known as "Ghanta Gadi"
5. Whether there is separate arrangement for collection of plastic bags ? Use of plastic is banned by the village panchayat. All the solid waste material is daily collected in the "Ghanta Gadi" and is carried outside of the village Gaonthan known as Disposal waste place Where plastic bags are banned ,there is no need of disposal of these bags.
6. Whether the plastic is banned in the village ? Yes. In the beginning of saint Gadgebaba Cleanliness campaign , the committee banned the use of plastic material. For implementation of this ban , the following arrangement has been made.

1. To provide understanding about bad effect of plastic.
2. Instead of use of plastic , the use of paper and cloth bags was emphasized.
3. In case of use of plastic bag by any villager, he is fired but more emphasize is laid to educate the people about non use of plastic .
4. Traders were asked not to use plastic bags/ material .
5. Use of plastic bag if practiced by a Trader ,People do not purchase household grocery from such Trader. "Gandhi Bandhu (Brothers)" is the major grocery shop owner in the village. In spite of periodical repeated instructions about non use of plastics to provide material to consumers , he use to violate the instructions given. The village cleanliness committee proposed the villagers /Customers not to purchase grocery from Gandhi’s shop. People followed the instructions .As a result after eight days the owner shri Subhash Gandhi prayed through excuse publicity to the villager stating that he should be excused and assured that he will not use plastic bags for giving grocery items. There after villagers started purchasing the material from his shop and ban by committee was withdrawn.

15. How the solid waste is disposed off ?

1. The village panchayat has collected waste material by mobile van/ tractor (Ghanta Gadi ). Early in the morning between 7.30 to 8.30 a.m., the van takes round in the village to collect solid waste material. Collected waste at house hold is poured in Ghanta Gadi by the respective family members.
2. Wherever required ,some families disposed off their solid waste in box kept at their nearby boxes.
3. Ghanta Gadi carries waste material to the center of solid waste place outside the village . Collected waste material is then carried into compost pit.
4. The families having animals use their waste material at manure pit owned by them located outside the village.
5. 22 farmers use to prepare manure Nadeph method in Nadeph pots where there is proposal to produce Vermiculture.

16. How the waste material is collected : Same as item 15 above.

17. Whether some product is prepared from the solid waste ?

1. Preparation of compost manure.
2. Production of vermiculture by using Nadeph method (proposed ).

18. Whether there is fine for throwing waste material outside house ? There is no fine making system in the village for throwing away solid waste but families are given understanding about bad effect of such act. This approach was found long lasting rather than fine making.

19. Activities regarding supply of / distribution of water :

1. Committee of water supply : 4 women, 10 men constitute the committee.
2. Information on water distribution worker : Shri Pandurang Mahadeo Shinde.
3. Date of Establishment of water supply committee : 02/10/2000
4. Activities of water supply committee :

1. Monthly meeting of water distribution committee is conducted on the issue of water distribution.
2. The discussion regarding defect in scheme to over come the problem of the scheme.
3. Through discussion equal distribution of water is planned and these are implemented accordingly.
4. Review of collection of water charges are taken for recovery.
5. Review of working of purification of water is taken.

20. Live Stock : Its cleanliness

During cleanliness compaign ,with personal and community cleanliness , due care is taken to kept cattle byres and animals clean.For this purpose clean byres competition was conducted , and clean live stock competition were conducted . Successful byres and clean live stock owners information is given below:

21. Use of cows / Buffalo dung :

1. All farmers own manure pits and they used to put collected dung in their manure pits and the manure so prepared is applied to crop through soil application.
2. In the village there are 18 Bio-gas in condition . Concern farmers use the dung in their Bio-gas plant .
3. For Cleanliness such as pasting of house floor and yards ,the farmers make use of live stock dung.
4. Dung is also used for painting roads on festival occasions of the village like visits of cleanliness committees' etc.

22. Non traditional energy:

23. Family welfare :

24. Publicity in the village :

UNICEF stating cleanliness importance and integrated child development scheme.

Additionally there were different banners, big posters displayed at main places of the village.

The news paper cuttings about cleanliness were kept in the office of the village Panchayat for same period.

25. Information on training sessions conducted in the village :