About Nikris Village

Nikris is a mid sized village in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 703 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Nikris Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikris village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chausa
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	1,349
Male Population	703
Female Population	646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikris compares

By the 2011 count Nikris is the 23rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nikris

Nikris is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikris as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nikris from other places

Nikris lies about 25 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Karahia Halt, about 9.1 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 Nikris
Nearest railway station	Karahia Halt	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chausa	14 km
Nearest town	Muhammadābād	25 km
District headquarters	Buxar	25 km

Villages closest to Nikris

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikris village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents.

Nikris village has 703 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikris has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Nikris covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikris falls under Chausa tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nikris is Karahia Halt, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Nikris.

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

Nikris is in Chausa tehsil of Buxar district. Karahia Halt is about 9.1 km away. Chausa is about 14 km away. Muhammadābād is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.