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About Nima Village

Nima is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 264 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Nima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 264
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Nima compares

By the 2011 count Nima is the 128th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nima

Nima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nima 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 Nima from other places

Nima lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 13 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 Nima
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 13 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 19 km

Villages closest to Nima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nima village had a population of 501. That makes it the 128th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Nima village has 264 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nima has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Nima covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nima falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nima is Paraiya, about 13 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 Nima.

Nima is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nima is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 8.2 km away. Paraiya is about 13 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugaris (under 2 km), Dhokra (under 2 km) and Jharaha (under 2 km).

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

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