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About Nima Village

Nima is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 199 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Nima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 199
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nima compares

By the 2011 count Nima is the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

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 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 5 - 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 8.8 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Dandkhora 1.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 8.8 km

Villages closest to Nima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 370. That makes it the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Nima village has 199 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nima has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Nima covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nima falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nima is Dandkhora, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nima.

Nima is about 8.8 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nima is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 1.7 km away. Katihar is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura (under 2 km), Shankarpur (under 2 km) and Shankarpura (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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