About Nighwan Village

Nighwan is one of the larger villages in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,279, made up of 3,715 males and 3,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nighwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nighwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kurtha
Pincode	804421
Area (hectares)	600 hectares
Population	7,279
Male Population	3,715
Female Population	3,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nighwan compares

By the 2011 count Nighwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Nighwan

Nighwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nighwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nighwan from other places

Nighwan lies about 25 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 15 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 Nighwan
Tehsil headquarters	Kurtha	5.4 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Arwal	25 km

Villages closest to Nighwan

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

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Common questions about Nighwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nighwan village had a population of 7,279. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Nighwan village has 3,715 males and 3,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nighwan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Nighwan is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nighwan covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nighwan falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nighwan is Wanabar Halt, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nighwan.

Nighwan is about 25 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nighwan is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 5.4 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.