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About Nikashi Village

Nikashi is a large village in Baska tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,261 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.06 hectares hectares.

Nikashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikashi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baska
Area (hectares) 588.06 hectares
Population 2,510
Male Population 1,261
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikashi compares

By the 2011 count Nikashi is the 10th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 588.06 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nikashi

Nikashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikashi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nikashi from other places

Nikashi lies about 11 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nikashi
Tehsil headquarters Baska 11 km
District headquarters Baksa 11 km
Nearest railway station Tihu 30 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 33 km

Villages closest to Nikashi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baska tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nikashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikashi village had a population of 2,510. That makes it the 10th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Nikashi village has 1,261 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikashi has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Nikashi covers 588.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikashi falls under Baska tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Nikashi is Tihu, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nikashi.

Nikashi is about 11 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikashi is in Baska tehsil of Baksa district. Baska is about 11 km away. Baksa is about 11 km away. Tihu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (5.3 km), Subankhata Rf (6.6 km) and No 1 Kataligaon (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nikashi today is likely to be higher.

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