About Nijhra Village

Nijhra is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 457 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	141.64 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	457
Female Population	455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nijhra compares

By the 2011 count Nijhra is the 89th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 141.64 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Nijhra

Nijhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nijhra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijhra from other places

Nijhra lies about 41 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 13 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 Nijhra
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Karona	13 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	14 km
District headquarters	Patna	41 km

Villages closest to Nijhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijhra village had a population of 912. That makes it the 89th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Nijhra village has 457 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijhra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Nijhra is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijhra covers 141.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nijhra falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nijhra is Karona, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nijhra.

Nijhra is about 41 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijhra is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 8.7 km away. Karona is about 13 km away. Jahānābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.