About Nilkanth Bigha Village

Nilkanth Bigha is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 475 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanth Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanth Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	803103
Area (hectares)	227 hectares
Population	899
Male Population	475
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilkanth Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanth Bigha is the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Nilkanth Bigha

Nilkanth Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nilkanth Bigha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nilkanth Bigha from other places

Nilkanth Bigha lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 9.4 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 Nilkanth Bigha
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	11 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	13 km

Villages closest to Nilkanth Bigha

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

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Common questions about Nilkanth Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanth Bigha village had a population of 899. That makes it the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Nilkanth Bigha village has 475 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanth Bigha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Nilkanth Bigha is 803103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkanth Bigha covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilkanth Bigha falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nilkanth Bigha is Aungari Dham, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nilkanth Bigha.

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

Nilkanth Bigha is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 9.4 km away. Islampur is about 11 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.