About Niman Village

Niman is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 547 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Niman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	1,080
Male Population	547
Female Population	533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Niman compares

By the 2011 count Niman is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 Niman from other places

Niman lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 33 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	Sherghati	4.8 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	33 km
District headquarters	Gaya	38 km

Villages closest to Niman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 1,080. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Niman village has 547 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niman has about 974 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 1007.

Niman covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niman falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Niman is Guraru, about 33 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 Niman.

Niman is about 38 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 Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.8 km away. Guraru is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.