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About Niman Village

Niman is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,277 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 2,425
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Niman compares

By the 2011 count Niman is the 27th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Niman

Niman is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Niman as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 1.5 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 Niman
Nearest railway station Nadwan 1.5 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 7.9 km
District headquarters Patna 22 km

Villages closest to Niman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niman village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 27th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Niman village has 1,277 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niman has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Niman is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niman covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Niman falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Niman is Nadwan, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Niman.

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

Niman is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 1.5 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 7.3 km away. Dhanarua is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadwan (under 2 km), Patharhat (1.9 km) and Larha (2.4 km).

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

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