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About Nichitpur Village

Nichitpur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 118 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Nichitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichitpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 118
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichitpur compares

By the 2011 count Nichitpur is the 186th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Nichitpur

Nichitpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nichitpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nichitpur from other places

Nichitpur lies about 48 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 3.5 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 Nichitpur
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 3.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 33 km
District headquarters Katihar 48 km

Villages closest to Nichitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichitpur village had a population of 224. That makes it the 186th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Nichitpur village has 118 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichitpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Nichitpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nichitpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nichitpur is Dalkhola, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nichitpur.

Nichitpur is about 48 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichitpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 3.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 25 km away. Barsoi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikarpur (2.2 km), Shiwanandpur (5.2 km) and Jiagachhi (5.6 km).

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

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