About Niman Village

Niman is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 305 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Niman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Meskaur
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	587
Male Population	305
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niman compares

By the 2011 count Niman is the 48th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Niman

Niman is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Niman 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Niman from other places

Niman lies about 22 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 4.6 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 Niman
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	4.6 km
Nearest town	Hisua	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meskaur	22 km
District headquarters	Nawada	22 km

Villages closest to Niman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niman village had a population of 587. That makes it the 48th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Niman village has 305 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niman has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Niman covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niman falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Niman is Narhat Halt, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Niman.

Niman is about 22 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niman is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 4.6 km away. Hisua is about 8.7 km away. Meskaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.