About Niskha Village

Niskha is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 552 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Niskha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niskha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,124
Male Population	552
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niskha compares

By the 2011 count Niskha is the 62nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Niskha

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

Niskha lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 17 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 Niskha
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Niskha

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 Niskha

As per the Census of India 2011, Niskha village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Niskha village has 552 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niskha has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Niskha covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Niskha is Kastha, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Niskha.

Niskha is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niskha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Kastha is about 17 km away. Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.