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About Nighai Village

Nighai is a mid sized village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 924 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Nighai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nighai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 924
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nighai compares

By the 2011 count Nighai is the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nighai

Nighai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nighai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nasirpur, Nawa Khap, Nazar Ali Bigha and Nehura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nighai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nighai village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Nighai village has 924 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nighai has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Nighai covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nighai falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Nighai notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Nighai.

Nighai is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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