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About Nima Village

Nima is a small village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 119 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Nima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 119
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 18 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 20 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 Sikandra 4.4 km
District headquarters Jamui 18 km
Nearest town Jamūī 18 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 20 km

Villages closest to Nima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra 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 223. That makes it the 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Nima village has 119 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nima has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Nima covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nima falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nima is Bashuachak Halt, about 20 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 18 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nima is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 4.4 km away. Jamui is about 18 km away. Jamūī is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mobarakpur (under 2 km), Sarsa (under 2 km) and Bichhwa (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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