About Nikhra Village

Nikhra is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 484 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Nikhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	933
Male Population	484
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikhra compares

By the 2011 count Nikhra is the 102nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Nikhra

Nikhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nikhra as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Nazirpur, Negadiha, Nekula and Nijhra. 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.

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Common questions about Nikhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikhra village had a population of 933. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Nikhra village has 484 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikhra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Nikhra covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nikhra falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Nikhra notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nikhra.

Nikhra 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.