About Niman Village

Niman is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 918 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Niman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	1,777
Male Population	918
Female Population	859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niman compares

By the 2011 count Niman is the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Niman

Niman is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Niman as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Niman from other places

Niman lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 11 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 Niman
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Niman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Niman

As per the Census of India 2011, Niman village had a population of 1,777. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Niman village has 918 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niman has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Niman covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Niman falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Niman is Bandhua, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Niman.

Niman is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niman is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.8 km away. Bandhua is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.