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About Nigri Village

Nigri is a large village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,992, made up of 1,534 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Nigri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 2,992
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigri compares

By the 2011 count Nigri is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 250 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nigri

Nigri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nigri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nigri from other places

Nigri lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Nigri
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 1.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Nigri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigri village had a population of 2,992. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Nigri village has 1,534 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigri has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Nigri covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nigri falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nigri is Tankuppa, about 27 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 km distance for Nigri.

Nigri is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigri is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 1.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Tankuppa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghir Sindi Khurd (under 2 km), Bahera Bhurkunda (under 2 km) and Nain Sagar (under 2 km).

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

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