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About Nijhra Village

Nijhra is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 777 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Nijhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 777
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nijhra compares

By the 2011 count Nijhra is the 72nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Nijhra

Nijhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nijhra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nasirganj, Nayatola, Nazirpur and Negadiha. 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 Nijhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijhra village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Nijhra village has 777 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijhra has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Nijhra covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nijhra falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Nijhra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nijhra.

Nijhra is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar 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 Nijhra today is likely to be higher.

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