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About Nista Village

Nista is a small village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.4 hectares hectares.

Nista Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nista village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 335.4 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nista compares

By the 2011 count Nista is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 335.4 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Nista

Nista is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nista as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nista from other places

Nista lies about 13 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Uren, about 6.5 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 Nista
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Uren 6.5 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 13 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 13 km

Villages closest to Nista

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nista village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Nista village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nista has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Nista covers 335.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nista falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nista is Uren, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nista.

Nista is about 13 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nista is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 3.1 km away. Uren is about 6.5 km away. Lakhisarai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manu Chak (under 2 km), Adupur (under 2 km) and Jakarpura (2.2 km).

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

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